last time I checked, in non-violent protests, you're supposed to give yourself up to the police. (remember the Freedom Riders and Rosa Parks?)

And yes, the police were doing their job. They were told to arrest the protestors, and although they negotiated later than thay could have, they used a relatively civil way to make the arrests. How else could the do it, by injecting sedatives?

The excessive adjectives you use reminds me of the propaganda the communists, saddam hussein, and gwb uses. Maybe more people would listen to you if you didn't sound like a bunch of hippies. I suggest you use a less extreme way of speaking.