Look: if you think that not getting the security forces on your side is a good idea during a revolution, you're gonna be laying face down in a shallow trench.
The police will take bricks and molotovs to the face with a fucking smile, so long as it's thrown by "approved" people blessed by the chief or mayor. Police protect their pensions, not the people.
The police will take bricks and molotovs to the face with a fucking smile, so long as it's thrown by "approved" people blessed by the chief or mayor. Police protect their pensions, not the people.
When their pensions evaporate, they will be free. When it starts, the former government loses all control over them.