It seems to me like it should be the Police who maintain their temper/calm! [View all]

[Logical]

The police are the professionals. The police have the real weapons. They police are the trained ones. They police are the ones protected by Riot Gear.

I expect some idiot protesters to do stupid things at times. It sees like to me the police should have a higher standard of behavior. Not a shorter fuse than the protesters.

I really do not see much restraint EVER from the police side of things. Not in NYC, not in Chicago, not anywhere.

But many defenders here seem to act like the police are the ones with the bad end of this deal.

The police have really no downside to losing their temper and beating the shit out of some people. The police department and the city will defend the police no matter what they do.

Many on the DU will defend the police also.

What the DU defenders do not understand is that the police very seldom get in trouble for their lack of professionalism. The police unions (not real unions) will defend them no matter what and the city is afraid to charge them because they know pissing of the cops hurts their need for them down the road.

So seeing a idiot protester throw a rock is to be expected. Seeing a cop pepper spray someone for no reason or beating someone 5 times more than they needed to to subdue them is not expected. Except by some DU members obviously.