Then have the protest groups working with the police to neutralize the gangs, or morons, or whatever. The organizers of such protests should have the ability to get something put together. As you said, 'peaceful' protestors should have no need for clubs and bricks, therefore, anyone who does have those is not in the area for peaceful reasons. Judging by what I saw on the news, they should also be identifiable because they'll have their faces covered.
I think protesting is all about the PR war, and right now, the impression I get is that the people doing the protesting, fair or not, are losing it by a pretty wide margin.
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