tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post1356685296255742040..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: 5 Tips for Dealing with Protests, Riots and Civil UnrestFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-2009154258407066232019-11-15T22:57:57.859-08:002019-11-15T22:57:57.859-08:00"Estimate the crowd and if the police is enou..."Estimate the crowd and if the police is enough to deal with it if the protest becomes violent."<br /><br /><br />Often the point is not whether the police is enought to deal with the protest if it becomes violent, but whether the police is WILLING to deal with the protest. Might well happen (has happened) that the police will simply stand idle while protesters beat people up, riot etc. Very often they will rather retreat than engage the protesters.<br /><br />So my advice is, estimate whether the police will use force to protect you if the protesters turn violent. If yes, how much force? Will they merely use pepper spray and batons? Are they and the government sympathetic to the protesters? <br /> Karlnoreply@blogger.com