"The police told me that they had been told not to arrest anyone, and that if they did, "it would start a riot."
Hay Drango, remember this is what the Capt. of the SF police told us at that terrorist rally a couple of weeks ago by the city hall. We were outnumbered about 1,000 to 1 so the cops wouldn't protect our rights. What a sad state of affairs.
That's exactly what I was remembering when I read that, Syncro! What a education. : (
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Yeah I pinged you all 'cause of the Deja vu. It was an education and then some. The cops had zero interest in protecting our rights.
At the same time I'm still not sure what I would have done different...The suggestions for baseball bats, self-defense training or guns are all well meaning, but I discount all of them. Instead I used judgement, and beat a strategic retreat. It's interesting to note that this group apparently had no retreat route available. I shudder to think what would have happened if someone, on either side, were to bring a gun to such an event!