It seems like this would be a very difficult situation for the police. Differentiating between media and a protester with a camera seems difficult, and there's enough of an element out to cause problems to keep the cops on edge.
I think the NYPD has been relatively calm throughout this, at least by their standards, but tensions are obviously mounting. I'm not sure what they would be expected to do when attempting to control a couple thousand people though, I mean at some point you're going to have to smack some people with a baton in that situation are you not?
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