<< Police negotiated with some of the activists for more than an hour >>
Negotiated? They were clearly breaking the law. Only negotiating that works is if the Dirty Harry variety.
Agree! Should have arrived on scene, arrested all for trespassing and disturbance of the peace, (as well as any other violations) and threw them all in several paddy wagons. End of discussion.
Yes, police are trained and ordered to egotistical when dealing with liberals, but to ‘arrest on sight’ and conservative they see ‘getting uppity’
Here's how you "negotiate"