Comment by estimator7292

A lot of violence is intentionally instigated by police. You do know that, right? It is an explicit propaganda move to feed you the narrative that protestors are thugs and miscreants instead of upstanding citizens exercising their right to tell the government they disapprove.

It's in an authoritarian government's best interest to quell protests and convince you that protesting is not only ineffectual, but actually an act of terrorism.