The shooting provides the justification for ramming through in the future.
“The crowd forced me to stop. I was surrounded by angry protestors beating on my car. I though I saw a gun pointed at me by a protestor. I was in fear of my life. So I hit the gas to escape.”
Just make sure you do it from a dead stop because the crowd is not letting you pass.
those rules of engagement should be standard practice for everyone. in fact, the term “peaceful protest” can and should be defined based on ones comfort level at the moment