Part of the problem may well be that the protesters didn't all have automatic weapons.
Cops knew they could get away with their shit. twitter.com/maxberger/stat
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US cops freaking out and murdering people over holding epipens is a good indication of how much martial courage they have to face armed opponents.
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And that is probably for the best. A police force that is also an army is already a junta.