[mburbank]

I think I'm inclined to agree with you that the choice of the protest location was very poor and am more curious than ever what factions (both pro and con) played what role in the decision. If it was chosen solely for it's historical resonance, that's stupid and counter productive. Perhaps tomorrows paper will shed more light about what actually took place.

As far as the use of rubber bullets goes, and the use of them by police:

I'm in favor of them when the alternative is live ammo.

Using them to disperse crowds and break up fights strikes me as... well, stupid, counterproductive and down right dangerous.