They SERVE the public, not the other way around. They have color of authority which you and I don’t. Because of their training they are to be held at a MUCH higher standard of conduct than the public. They are not to encourage confrontation but trained to prevent it.
Actually I have been in LE for 22 years tomorow. Have been in two riot situations. Yes we trains yearly as a unit. What I object to is the line of thought here that nust because the CDU team is on scene...then it must be that they are looking to start a riot. It bs. They are on scene so that they don’t waste time trying to assemble in the event something actually breaks out. I heard the same tho g the last time we mobilized for a crowd of 5000 students burning dumpsters and committing property damage...” the riot didn’t start till the cops showed up in riot gear”.