I too want us to get much harsher on crime, but I think it's naive to portray Trump's use of force as anything but a boot on the throat of dissidents and protes

I too want us to get much harsher on crime, but I think it's naive to portray Trump's use of force as anything but a boot on the throat of dissidents and protesters, an authoritarian show of force, a purposeful provocation of his political enemies in an attempt to escalate, etc. I.e. not an honest reaction to crime statistics, obviously. That would mean reform, not ephemeral military takeover.