The cops providing security for the event had a much more practical response to the intoxication of the moment, and they had the billy clubs to express their emotions. To his credit, the senior officer directly in front of Nalini did bellow “Stand down!” to his visibly distraught fellow officers. It was a clear and admirable attempt on his part to de-escalate the situation; whoever he was, he was a good cop. But then he got hit with a shoe, too, and, upon recovering, said to no one in particular, “Last warning. Disperse!,” in a rather perfunctory tone, before transforming into a bad cop. He
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