No, troops are the answer. Live ammo. Rapid deployment plans.
A few of the more militant would-be disrupters disappearing in the night would do wonders for the rest. Only in America do such terrorist monkeyshines get treated so casually. Try this crap in Japan or Saudi Arabia and see what happens. We are positively wimpy when it comes to differentiating between free speech and outright threats.
Not troops. 100K Hells Angel types. Rolling Thunder
Stomp ‘n drag riot control, water cannons loaded with “blue dye”, suppressed ruger 10-22 snipers knee capping (less than lethal) violent protestors ...... at the very least.
Apprehension teams in civilian clothes to remove em and hold them for a minimum of 96 hours before allowed to post bail.
How I’d do it (did it) ...