“as if these violent criminals are engaging fellow citizens they disagree with in intellectual debate instead of showing the true content of the character of the thugs attacking citizens exercising their Constitutional rights. “
Actually, the video in the ABC news article DOES show the true colors of the thugs attacking citizens exercising their Constitutional rights, regardless of whether you label them protesters are thugs. The video speaks for itself from that perspective. I assume you watched the whole thing. I see no way that anyone who watches this video could come away with the impression that an “intellectual debate” was occurring.