In proportion? One party has armoured personnel carriers, grenade launchers, tear gas cannisters, rubber bullets and M-16s. The other has fireworks, homemade ro

In proportion? One party has armoured personnel carriers, grenade launchers, tear gas cannisters, rubber bullets and M-16s. The other has fireworks, homemade rockets and projectiles from the street. There are ways of controlling looters without using military gear: batons, horses, shields. It doesn't require this sort of military equipment. Also, I think you should take a look at the various videos, tweets and images coming from the town. The majority of people are assembling peacefully, if angrily in protest.