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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
You could be right, but they don't go out and hand pick protestors to arrest do they? Usually, the water cannons and rubber bullets get sprayed at everyone not just the shat disturbers.
What better way to ignore the message of the real protestors than by painting them all with the same hooligan anarchist brush??
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It is hard to separate protestors with a water canon. As I said before they all appear at the same time and leave at the same time. As for ignoring the message I think the rioting helps carry the message. It draws the attention of the press who always takes pains to separate the "peaceful protestors" from the rioters. They broadcast the message of the "peaceful protestors" protraying their causes as just.
They then protray the violent protestors as just wanting to cause chaos. I think although there is an element of truth in that assertion if you listened to them you would find they share the same goals as the main group: A redistribution of wealth and a breakdown of borders.