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They don't care. The purpose wasn't to charge them, since the powers-that-be already know that protesting isn't a crime.
The purpose was to get them off the scene. It doesn't matter that the charges are automatically dropped, what matters is that they drag the protesters away in that moment.
And to deter others thinking of protesting. "You can't do this, see?" Historically, that usually works, right? People just settle down and go home?
As long as there’s no consequences for this kind of Pinkerton shit, it’s only going to get worse.
Why isn't the very act of disturbing their protest by violence unconstitutional? (Edit: unless the protesters are infringing somebody's right to property ofc)