Denver protest

One thing the police figured out in the summer riots of 2020 was that outside trouble makers would join in the mob and try to get the innocent protesters to challenged the police and in most cases it worked. The courts in Denver just awarded 14 million dollars to 12 people who were peaceful but suffered some form of attack. One plaintiff claimed she was bruised during protests and was targeted by police for recording them with her cellphone. "I think we established that when there are people committing acts of violence, what the police should do is take action against those people.  What you can't do is take it out on the peaceful protesters," In the midst of a riot it is difficult for police to separate the good guys from the bad expecially if the bad guys have set things up to confuse the police.