Would you like to explain how taking (perhaps illegal) action to force transparency in authority is somehow itself authoritarian?
I feel like we are in agreement that taking these manuals, considering nobody was physically hurt, is a good thing. The tactics and policies for law enforcement should absolutely be available to anyone, considering our tax dollars go towards these employees. Transparency is needed in order to help guarantee constitutional rights, as well as to know when individual rights have been violated. I'm not anti-law enforcement, I'm anti-corruption.