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Originally Posted by nomadking
But the following month? If incitement is taking place then it has to be stopped there and then, to stop the incitement. It's no good allowing any incitement to take place and then taking action long after the event. If immediate action had taken place, then maybe there might be case for saying that media pressure wasn't responsible for the arrests but as the arrests that did take place happened a very long time(relatively) afterwards, there can't.
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Taking immediate action against protestors in a rally would probably involve using riot police, and the risk of puting others in danger. It's similar to football matches where intelligence is collected via cctv leading to subsequent arrests and bans.