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> When I was active I could easily tell the difference between someone potentially violent and someone peaceful. Woman with a stroller - probably peaceful. Person in all black with a large backpack - potentially violent.

Wait for it...

> The simple solution to this problem is for the police to target the troublemakers and to let the peaceful protestors be.

You are suggesting that the police should profile individuals based on their appearance?

>>RhysU+(OP)
I think you are purposefully misreading the comment. There are ways to differentiate, mom with kid, old man vs. young guy in black clothes with a backpack.

I think I know what you want to imply, but did you note the complete absence of race or colour in OPs comment? And alos the completely different circumstances, crowd control vs. standard law enforcement?

>>hef198+B1
I am not purposefully misreading. I am reading. I was gobsmacked by how ironic the proposal was and felt compelled to point it out. To show that this stuff is hard even when folks are entirely well-meaning.

I did notice the absence of race or color and you will note my comment does not include any notion of race. You added race. I did note judging by appearance. You added age, out of nowhere.

Using appearance to treat people differently is profiling, though not always racial profiling. Should non-racial profiling be okay? To your inclusion of age, should we treat gatherings of youth differently than gatherings of the elderly?

The GP says "...for the police to target...". No distinction is made between crowd control and standard law enforcement.

>>RhysU+(OP)
Absolutely. But part of the problem seems to be that black people all look the same to cops.

>>RhysU+Q9
It reads to be that you’re being purposely obtuse. Any security is going to take into account the appearance of a person. Undoubtedly you understand what that means in practice in America—-that appearance has been boiled down to just race: “be on the lookout for a black man.” It’s lazy and should be called out so that police are forced to do work and learn the difference between a non-violent angry person and a violent angry person in a crowd.

>>RhysU+(OP)
That's a "gotcha" question and it tells me that you are not interested in the subject - only in trying to expose me as a hypocrite. But I never expressed support for the idea that the police should treat everyone exactly the same at all times.