That's great for the non Trump side! If the 'theory of change' is we will protest peacefully, get the authorities to violently surpress us to get wide sympathy

That's great for the non Trump side! If the 'theory of change' is we will protest peacefully, get the authorities to violently surpress us to get wide sympathy and show the wider world how horrible the government is. Then you want a trigger happy authority, so that the disproportionate response is as disproportionate as possible.