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by dragontamer 1988 days ago
> With a dozen officers they wouldn't have been able to get inside

You're grossly understating the manpower needed to beat back the mob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOgGsC0G9U

I'm guessing at this point that you didn't watch any of the livestreams, showing the shear strength of the crowd and their vitriol.