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by happytoexplain 2152 days ago
You don't know what's happening to the taken people, but it seems pretty tame to you?

>Should they just let the protesters/rioters burn down the courthouse?

You're implying a binary, which is a common fallacy. It's not helpful, and is in fact provocative, to respond to critics of some behavior to the effect of, "So, what, they should do the extreme opposite thing?"

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attempts to launch fireworks/mortars into the windows of the courthouse is not a binary or a fallacy.

> You don't know what's happening to the taken people, but it seems pretty tame to you?

I don't think they're being killed/maimed/"dissapeared" (south american style) as another commenter put it, but i agree that detainment without identification is a problem and it should stop.

The response should be proportionate to the act. Its inappropriate to punish many for the acts of a few.