“They arrested a bunch of people, applied the same charges to everyone and gave everyone the same bail.”
Given the extraordinary circumstances, the number of people involved and the legal requirements on government and the courts, and the knowledge the facts are not yet in and won’t be for months, how would you suggest they handle it?
” how would you suggest they handle it?”
We have already been told that they should have taken names and addresses and not arrested anyone.
So you’re saying they arrested people for murder without any facts?
I’d suggest they not go around arresting people at random.
Excuse me, YES, in the basic essentials, they ARE "in." They are visible to anyone who cares to do due diligence using reliable resources at hand plus the application of critical thinking and common sense. To wit: 117 motorcycle enthusiasts legally assembled at the site of a political meeting and with ZERO criminal records of arrests, let alone convictions, had their lives destroyed by police.
With respect, you seem to confuse "the knowledge and the facts" to have worked their slow, political, manipulated ways through the legal system of courts, attorneys, and judges, as "not being in and won't be for months." In the world of civil servants, you're correct, the "facts are not yet in."
But in the real world of citizens, particularly the uniquely American demographic of biker clubs/fellowships, enough facts are in to reveal an ugly future ahead.