I suppose some should be elated that the folks attending the event aren't as heavy handed as the police.
I've never been a fan of peaceful demonstrations. They are a waste of time and, for the most part, get
ignored.

The police are resorting to heavy handed tactics for intimidation purposes.

If they continue, one of two things will happen:

1) The protesters will get tired of the abuse and slowly go away.
or
2) The protesters will get tired of the abuse and this will escalate into something very ugly.

Hilarious how the police can spray crowds of folks with ( insert
your favorite irritant here ), yet if someone dared to spray the
police with even a toy water gun, they would be arrested on
assault charges. :|