I agree with a lot of the sentiment here. However, I can't help coming back around to a single issue, like an itch in the back of my head. It's the rubber bullets and the tear gas. I just don't understand what is achieved using those means as opposed to just riot shields and billy clubs. A very large majority of the protesters are nonviolent, and the ones that do engage are rarely throwing anything more lethal than a brick. It just reminds me of the part in V for Vendetta where the inspector speculates about what happens when people without guns stand up to people with guns.