Hailing from Pakistan, I know firsthand the harmful and deadly consequences of mistrust between the community and the police.
That’s why it hurts the most when some “activists” don’t leave any opportunity to pass by without trying to deepen the divide. Holding the police alone responsible for the ongoing “peaceful protest” is another opportunity for them.
The reality, however, is that OPS has done every single thing by the book. Here is a rip from a longer piece: “Researchers have spent 50 years studying the way crowds of protesters and crowds of police behave—and what happens when the two interact. They will tell you that when the police respond by escalating force—wearing riot gear from the start or using tear gas on protesters—it doesn’t work. The disproportionate police force is one of the things that can make a peaceful protest not so peaceful.”
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