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Some people might run, some people might be proactive in their self-defense. And I disagree that this is something we see pretty often. I live in a city where there are major protests 1-2x a year. I never see anyone feel they have to rush through said protest. Most people drive more cautiously precisely because they don't want to hit anyone. It's not like drivers can't see and hear the massive amount of people walking down the middle of the street. There's more than enough time to plan and act accordingly.Was this an "attack" by the driver?
I can't help thinking that if people truly thought he was a threat, they'd run away, not up to his car and start pounding on it.
I feel like if you take away the gunshots, this incident is similar to what we see pretty often. Someone either trying to beat a light, trying to speed through, etc and they end up in a bad spot. Due to either negligence or just a mistake, I feel like this stuff happens pretty often. The situation is different because of the protesters, but I just don't see anything that warrants anything other than a 'Fuck off, Asshole" at the driver.
I feel like if he truly wanted to harm anyone with the car, he would have.
And, given that other protests have been met with people intentionally driving into them, I don't think you can demand that the protesters assume this driver is there for kumbayahs and hugs.