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> The past week has shown that cops are absolutely willing to use injurious force without even the slightest shred of justification, and then lie badly about it.

But you just said you couldn't prove this above... Which is it?

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You can’t prove a negative. You can however point out that no justification was given, or that the justification given was a blatant lie.

Given that we live in a constitutional republic that provides rights to all citizens, any use of force on them that lacks justification is therefore unjustified.

No, they said they could not prove themselves to have done nothing. I know those things feel equivalent, but they represent entirely opposite ends of perspective. In the scenario they have to prove themselves innocent, the cop needs provide no justification.

No, their claim isn't that they didn't throw tear gas at the police, but that they were justified in doing so.

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