Otherwise, just an arrest would be good, if they remember how.
Arresting seems not to work. Even a terrorist who attacked a federal officer, hitting him on the head several times with a 4.5lb mini-sledge hammer was released the same night.
Tactics are going to have to be stepped way up now that the terrorists are fully emboldened - even using the National Guard will be difficult, unless they are given ROEs used in most combat zones - ie using live rounds when necessary.
You’re right in the release problem. But there is an alternative to the actual charge of assault in Washington State.
Rather than have you read about 10 minutes of my post to get the info, here it is:
https://www.dellinolaw.com/assault-charges-in-washington-state-categories-penalties
As you can see, there are four different levels of assault with four being up to a year in jail and some dime. But the problem is that the police are not being supported by the judicial system. If the judges, mayor, governor, and prosecutors would just do their job, a whole lot of this would have either gone away from fear of prison time or gotten worse at which point the cops can use lethal force when attacked. And we’re back to my other post...less rioters...less riots.
But the obvious is that this is not for anything legit. It is for votes in November at the highest level. An unhappy voter wants change if they are unhappy and thinking anything but liberal. And both these states, Washington and Oregon, reek of liberal so much the officials here are not concerned about losing their jobs from the unhappy people that might go after Trump.
rwood