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For many (most?), even cops, heavily beating up people who didn't nor do anything violent or amoral/immoral isn't easy. Isn't violent repression nearly always

For many (most?), even cops, heavily beating up people who didn't nor do anything violent or amoral/immoral isn't easy. Isn't violent repression nearly always triggered by protesters' violence (sometimes only by a fraction of them, sometimes by people acting up in order to trigger repression, sometimes through misinterpretation or some fake-flag operation...) ? Isn't a well-rehearsed then conducted (in order to avoid and isolate provocations) peaceful protest efficient against it? Moreover even if it isn't efficient the net result (w/o any massive manipulation through mass-media) empowers the protesters through bystanders sympathy.

5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
> Isn't a well-rehearsed then conducted (in order to avoid and isolate provocations) peaceful protest efficient against it? Of course not. In Russia peaceful protesters are routinely beaten for standing with a piece of paper. There wasn't much violence from protester's side for about a decade now because you get 3-7 years in prison for throwing a paper cup at a riot cop, or touching his helmet (not striking — simply touching). You can be peaceful all you like, it won't help you to get out of it unscathed. Just yesterday we got a few fresh examples (ironically from anti-war protests).
_y5hn 5y ago
That's when you hire thugs and minimize training.
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