Threat or Opportunity: non-violent protest?

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The link is to a collection of articles, from around the world, which present alternative viewpoints and are explained as:

Public mobilisations, social protest and human rights are intertwined. Firstly because people generally take to the streets to reject state violence and protest against violations of their rights: to land, to food, to work, to housing, to religious freedom, and so on. Secondly, the act of protest itself entails exercising rights, such as to freedom of expression and the rights of assembly, petition and dissent. Democracies are enriched by protests because of their expressive nature, but also their deliberative and confrontational tone.

Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/protest?

I have clashed with the lady author on tear gas at an academic venue. She could not see any legitimate use for tear gas IIRC.