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Protests are monitored by police because mobs are a very real threat whenever a large group of people assemble for a cause. The mere existence of police surveil
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
Protests are monitored by police because mobs are a very real threat whenever a large group of people assemble for a cause. The mere existence of police surveillance in a public demonstration is not at all unreasonable in my opinion.
Case in point, if there was no police presence whatsoever at the Capital protest there's a very real possibility a few senators might be dead right now.
- Fogest 6y agoAnd let's be fair, it's not uncommon especially at larger protests for their to be conflict that requires police intervention. Just like how police forces will have the bad people that bring down the rest of the force, groups of protestors also face similar problems. Different people in the protest have different perspectives and ideas of what makes a good protest and what is effective. Some people think violence and destruction is needed and often these people have mob-like effect. If one person starts doing it often that spreads through the group and more people are breaking laws. Without some law and order in there things get out of hand pretty quick as we have seen in many protests in America, but also across the world.