Originally Posted by Itse

That's an old excuse, and it's never really been true.

Handled properly, it's quite possible for both the police and the protestors to be satisfied with the proceedings. It happens quite a lot. People just don't pay attention to something going right, even if they notice the protests.

Just because someone can't do his job without offending anyone doesn't mean it can't be done. More often than not it just means someone is incompetent.