I was there and this is not true. First, there was absurdly scripted role playing, where cops helplessly backed into closets to be locked inside. Worse, there was persistent acts of provocation, including the use of flash bangs, to drive the crowd into the tiny, meaningless line of overwhelmed officers. Then, you had people assaulted by Capital Hill Police for attempting to protect people from being trampled.
I was there and this is not true. First, there was absurdly scripted role playing, where cops helplessly backed into closets to be locked inside. Worse, there was persistent acts of provocation, including the use of flash bangs, to drive the crowd into the tiny, meaningless line of overwhelmed officers. Then, you had people assaulted by Capital Hill Police for attempting to protect people from being trampled.
In that mayhem, compliance was not an option.