Just like to point out that how police should handle group unrest should be different from how police handle 1v1 interactions.

Groups of people are EXTREMELY dangerous. There has been plenty of studies done that show that as a collective, people are willing to go much further in behavior extremes than on an individual level. Groups of people can and will kill individuals without second thought, even in non violent settings (Travis Scott concert is a good example)

Personally, Id rather Police use non lethal liberally instead of getting itchy trigger fingers when faced with a large crowd.