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The Council has banned them from attending 1st Amendement protests in riot gear. If they attend any protests on Inauguration in riot gear, then they are picking and choosing which first amendment protests are riots [b]before[/b] any rioting occurs. That seems very Minority Report! The solution, which the MPD and Mayor asked for,  ia to let them have some riot gear at any protest even if it makes them "look scary" and use it if needed. This actually does trust them to distinguish.[/quote]

You might start by agreeing that it's a problem when MPD uses teargas and pepper spray on peaceful protesters.[/quote]

If they fired on a peaceful group of permittrd first amendment protestors, of course that incident is wrong and should be looked at with consequences. However, not all first amendment protests are peqceful and you have pointed out that at that point they are no longer "protected" speech and are now riots. Have you read MPD comments that when projectiles were being thrown at their heads, agitators were changing clothing to not be able to be identified, all under the cover if darkness it is very difficult to distinguish a first amendment protestor from a riotor? Peaceful protestors should attend permitted, peaceful protests. If someone acts out in a rioutious manner, they should hand them to the police. If things get out of control, well, its a riot.[/quote]

You seem unable to say "Yes, MPD should not use teargas and pepper spray on peaceful protesters", full stop.[/quote]

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