Don't even have to take out their instigators. Many times the unfortunate showing you are willing to up their level of violence ends their violence. Also unfortunately the police are handcuffed by the news media so that violence is not met with sufficient violence to stop it. These days a violent protest is never met with the level needed to stop it. Those days ended with Kent State and I believe Mississippi State.
Also unfortunate is if you stand up and don't even use violence but threaten to the current level of some governments will arrest you. Just ask the poor souls who stood up to a potentially violent mob and the local Attorney General sent the police to harass them!
At least here in Indiana, so far it looks like the father/husband who returned fire will not have the additional burden of proving his return of fire was justified. Indiana law is very specific with the laws protecting the innocent, victims and victims who stand their ground. Too bad he missed his target.
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