This was an entirely peaceful protest for voting rights.
NO excuse for this kind of thug behavior.
Pigs being pigs is reason enough for sovereign citizens of the police state...
If this were truly a "police state," you would be living in nations like China, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mali and Sudan. Instead, you are in a nation that has individual states that while they can make state laws, are limited by the federal government's U.S. Constitution.
As for protesters being arrested, if they were arresting "peaceful protesters," the entire crowd would have been rounded up and taken away. Any "rational" individual with at least a three digit IQ, that they only go after those that don't cooperate with their orders, or act in an aggressive or violent manner.
Last, the protest isn't about "voting rights." Any CITIZEN that is registered to vote, is allowed to vote. The BLM movement is an admitted Marxist organization, if you want to see an actual "police state," then having a Marxist run nation is the way to go.