| Comment | Did London police have more police available so they could make arrests without losing control of the mob?
Doing nothing tells me the protest was not allocated enough resources. I see it as a question of whether the police misjudged how likely it was to get out of hand, or just didn't have enough cops because our emergency services run on a shoestring budget.
There's also the issue they get slammed for being heavy handed when they put too many cops on a protest, football match, etc. - it gives the message that they're looking for trouble. The number of cops assigned to a protest is very politically motivated.
There's no evidence of a motive like police going easy on right wing protestors because of bias. |
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