I’m happy to hear you guys don’t take any **** from the mayor. Does he have any other way of shutting down a protest on short order? And why do you allow protesters to block traffic? I blocked traffic with fireworks once when I was a kid and got a ride home in a patrol car.
Never understood allowing protesters to block traffic. If you let the protesters break the law, doesn't that encourage more of such?
Pick your battles. Arresting 50-100 protesters is a HUGE investment in manpower and resources with a high likelihood of it going sideways.