the issue wasn't that we didn't have laws that covered violent protests; the issue was the protesters were better armed than the police
Recipe for police state: 1. Define new, extra-bad crime (terrorism, hate crime). 2. Expand its definition to include whatever you want.
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However, nobody got shot... someone got run over. It would have been wiser to ignore the haters than to confront them, which is their desire
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3. Create new laws that reduce freedoms in the name of safety or " law and order"
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E.g. Recreational drug use. Oh wait.
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Also, ban a particular ideology as illegal. Then add all ideologies except support of dictator.
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Unfortunately, you are right 100%. In Russia we are living in such state created as you describe.
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& blame the press/media
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We don't have to allow ourselves to be terrorized. We know the vast majority of society is not with these idiots. We can still ignore them.
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That's almost exactly how Syria turned into a police state ~35 years ago
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Prikolnaya fotka Dimka :-)
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