Then boo hoo for him. Being in the bay area I have encountered protest and if I don't want to be party to it I stay away from them or get out of the way while they pass. I don't walk among them while the police are doing their thing just to 'cross the street'. The guy was stupid. Oh, it was his right to cross the street by the way but the police were clearly detaining people to defuse a situation and note, The Filth said he wasn't doing anything they didn't try to nail him for something.