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Originally Posted by waste gate
In an urban enviroment snipers would be placed on roofs and other higher 'ground'.
From those angles non-violent demonstrators would be less likely to be struck unintentionally. The 'bad guys' were out in the open and could be easily taken by well trained forces. If you play pool/billiards you know it is all about the angles. The third demention is very important.
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Yea I'm sure that those guys would show real restraint. Its bad enough what riot police do once the show begins with their big sticks. More aggressive police tactics never work. Police are there to hold back the tide of violence, not eliminate it through killing.
Lets get some perspective here. Crazy Anarchists with sticks and rocks wearing bandanas throwing stuff at poorly led, outnumbered police. That was the scene before. Now there are 13 000 police.
If the coppers didn't plan effectively then that doesn't give them cause to start shooting people from the third dimension. Now that they have 13 000 as Skybird suggest then they don't really have any reason to get so draconian with 2000 crazies. Killing them as a demonstration of consequence is just using execution as a deterrant except without a trial.