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Originally Posted by punky
I think you're being too harsh on the police. The police can only act when they suspect that a crime has been committed and they more-or-less have to make a snap decision. If they were hypothetically in position to definitively say either way then it would negate the need for the CPS and courts. As another protester said, on another day, in another place, nothing happened. About the confiscation of the sign, doesn't that make sense? If the police do suspect there is some disorder or incitement happening, then aren't they obliged to stop it? How does it make sense to allow them to continue?
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I will of course offer leeway when a true ambiguity arises, but there is no report of disorder or incitement. In fact these protesters have been making sure they respect the local laws, I've seen their fliers. When challenged he quoted a previous court ruling, evidently these protesters were closer to the law than the police.
Otherwise you end up preventing precrime, which ironically is the subject of a Tom Cruise movie.