After three days of this, it's clear NYPD's tactic for "de-escalation" is form a line, charge at peaceful protesters, disperse them to smaller groups, form new lines, charge at them, and repeat until everyone gets tired and/or arrested and either goes home or to jail. https://twitter.com/LiuNewYork/status/1267264294980329473

It is true that some protesters resort to throwing shit, breaking stuff, etc. as the day goes on. Obviously that's bad and they shouldn't do that. But it seems to be a response to the police not permitting them to demonstrate peacefully.

If the police believe this is the best tactic for dispersing protests, then it's up to @NYCMayor and @NYPDShea to justify that behavior. But that's not what they've been saying. In fact, they say they encourage peaceful protests. Hard to square that with these tactics.