ahh yes, the regular posting snipers against a group way of crowd control and damage mitigation

as we all know, the line between 'protest' and 'more than protest' is extremely clearly defined. you would be silly to be concerned over the sights trained on you. just don't do anything more than protest, silly!

Remember folks, police snipers at football games and political protests is normal and good. The real authoritarian dystopia is when China installs CCTV on streets to deter crime.

At protest they're usually there to help organize kettling and other such big police movements, rather than protecting the protesters. Spotting is the majority of their job.

Guys, the roided up thumb behind the rifle would never think to actually shoot someone

Unless they do, in which case they probably had it coming

freedom is when you have a gun pointed at you at all time. the more guns pointed at you, the free-er and safer you are

It's not normal in most countries but very normal in America.

Hey it's normalized now so chill ya? Maybe you can change the law when you never get into power.

Motherfuckers confusing the boot with a binky

Normal

"they're there to stop anybody who tries to do more than protest"

citizen, remain in your designated free speech zone or we will open fire

Remember when they were trying to argue that they didn’t have any rifles and that the stupid leftists were just overreacting when this started being reported.

Now it is just completely normal to have a lethal weapon trained on you at all times while other police brutalise protestors. It means that you’re safer.

Brainwashed Chinese citizens think the regime snipers are deployed to protests to protect citizens

Free country btw