Whereas trying to paint this as terrorism and convincing the public this is a threat to their safety is damn near impossible.
Fof ProtestALT: Fof Proteststatic.klipy.comLiberal Currents"The material action—shooting a cop—combined with the aesthetics (vandalism, graffiti, disorder, guys in ski masks…)—together meant that it was easy for the government to paint them as terrorists, and difficult for them to present themselves to a mass audience as sympathetic protesters."