>Often in the media, protesters can gain sympathy for their cause by prompting authorities to take physical action against them.
"blame the victim" right from the start (2nd paragraph). I guess that sets the tone for the army people who are normally pretty isolated from social issues and don't have very well informed opinion of their own.
>The level of violence is determined by the willingness of demonstrators to display and voice their opinions in support of their cause and the actions and reactions of the control force on scene.
"the willingness of demonstrators to display and voice their opinions in support of their cause" as a major leading factor determining level of violence - blame the witness again, these hippies/african-americans/whoever brought it upon themselves. If you think about it - a willingness to display and voice your opinions is a major existential threat to the established order and, given such level of the threat, violent response by the established order would be a reasonable (from the order's POV) thing.
Major point here seems to be as usually is to take all responsibility issues on the part of enforcers/army out of picture and just make them follow the orders with full surety that they going the right thing. Typical brainwash.
"blame the victim" right from the start (2nd paragraph). I guess that sets the tone for the army people who are normally pretty isolated from social issues and don't have very well informed opinion of their own.
>The level of violence is determined by the willingness of demonstrators to display and voice their opinions in support of their cause and the actions and reactions of the control force on scene.
"the willingness of demonstrators to display and voice their opinions in support of their cause" as a major leading factor determining level of violence - blame the witness again, these hippies/african-americans/whoever brought it upon themselves. If you think about it - a willingness to display and voice your opinions is a major existential threat to the established order and, given such level of the threat, violent response by the established order would be a reasonable (from the order's POV) thing.
Major point here seems to be as usually is to take all responsibility issues on the part of enforcers/army out of picture and just make them follow the orders with full surety that they going the right thing. Typical brainwash.