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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
Shouldn’t the police be dispersing the crowd by moving them into a confined area and arresting them then and there?
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that's a little hard to do when the police are literally outnumbered. You want a peaceful outcome, so disperse the crowd peacefully and identify the leaders and key individuals later. Arresting them on the spot might provoke the mob.
Not to mention where they would hold the sheer number of the arrested.