On top of that, the snipers would be the news national-wide, with the media screaming that killers are picking off innocent protesters.
The first sentence you wrote is true.
What is also true is that a baseball bat to the head is attempted murder, as are the other things I mentioned, plus seemingly countless other forms of violence.
There is video, there is always video.
The DOJ/FBI/Police showing the guy hitting the cop in the head with the bat, followed by video of a sniper round taking him out, with the pronouncement that it was attempted murder is what needs to happen.
And the strength to present this scenario in this fashion has to come from the top.
“snipers would be arrested and charged”
A good sniper wouldn’t be found.