[AlaskaErik]

"We're no longer allowed to use things like tear gas and pepper spray. The only thing that we can use is our sidearms or our batons," the officer said. "...And we lose if we use force, it's gonna look ugly."

I smell a setup.

[The Antiyuppie]

“The only thing that we can use is our sidearms or our batons,” the officer said. “...And we lose if we use force, it’s gonna look ugly.”

The police are fools to follow these orders, unless they intend to go in all Spetsnaz in masks, khaki, and NO BADGES. Maybe a local EMP of the phones would be a good idea.