09-03-2019, 11:12 AM
I agree, it's just being used to hype up the dwindling protesters. Also unnecessary:
Unarmed police just need to collect the people blocking the road, one by one, in the most gentle and respectful way possible. Have some nice air-conditioned motorcoaches waiting to take them to Hilo and process them. Extra water, snacks, shade, and portajohns on both ends. It might take all day, but it can be done and would still cost less than the police overtime to do nothing. Of course, have to video the whole affair so the protesters can't make up bull**** about tear gas and violence. Good microphones so you can hear what the protesters say to taunt the cops.
The whole "kapu aloha" thing would be put to the test, and any bad behavior caught on video with context for the world to see. One protester attacking an unarmed police officer and their support would evaporate. Adopt a page from their playbook and use elderly kapuna cops to do the arresting. Those resisting arrest would be recorded and prosecuted.
Unarmed police just need to collect the people blocking the road, one by one, in the most gentle and respectful way possible. Have some nice air-conditioned motorcoaches waiting to take them to Hilo and process them. Extra water, snacks, shade, and portajohns on both ends. It might take all day, but it can be done and would still cost less than the police overtime to do nothing. Of course, have to video the whole affair so the protesters can't make up bull**** about tear gas and violence. Good microphones so you can hear what the protesters say to taunt the cops.
The whole "kapu aloha" thing would be put to the test, and any bad behavior caught on video with context for the world to see. One protester attacking an unarmed police officer and their support would evaporate. Adopt a page from their playbook and use elderly kapuna cops to do the arresting. Those resisting arrest would be recorded and prosecuted.