While people have good reason to protest - it is totally fair to fight for a better world - the police also have some good reasons to get involved and stop these rallies.
Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. However, some argue that given that governments are elected by the people and that police forces are funded by taxpayer dollars, governments have no right to deploy public servants to use force to suppress members of the public.