Quote Originally Posted by KitKat View Post
Protesting a law that you don't agree with by breaking that law is not the best way to go. It isn't the police's job to decide which laws are good and right, and which laws suck and should be broken. It's their job to uphold the law.
Just to chime in on this bit, there isn't anything wrong with disobeying a law to raise awareness about a law you deem wrong. It's a cornerstone of civil disobedience.

But...it is imperative that once police officers, or federal agents, etc., declare that they will arrest you, you must comply with them in a peaceful manner. Do as they order explicitly. That way no one gets hurt, and police will (generally) treat someone in a less forceful manner if they are acting in a civilized and respectable manner. Throwing a fit and making a scene on the spot is not the proper way to conduct that kind of protest.

For what it is worth, I also agree that the officers did nothing wrong. The protesters were acting like children instead of adults.