I doubt the protesters are going to be logging into HN to answer your reasonable questions. If I lived in SF- i would be concerned that something major has cha

I doubt the protesters are going to be logging into HN to answer your reasonable questions. If I lived in SF- i would be concerned that something major has changed. Your response describes reasonable questions in a level playing field where people have hope that the system works. I don't think these people have hope in the system anymore. They're trying fundamentally different approaches rather than just giving up. If they are willing to go after specific employees like this in spite of perception damages that come with the approach, they probably aren't averse to the perception damages that violence cultivates either.