Quote Originally Posted by Revoltion View Post
Any protest upsets the current society, which the police and armed forces are paid to protect.

When there's been mass organizing of protests to disrupt the current society, it is the duty of the police and, if necessary, the army to break it up.
You're right the army/police are not the bad guys, they are just doing their job. But the people are protesting with good cause against an extremely corrupt government that they have been dissatisfied with for a very long time. They really don't have many options, and this is a more peaceful option than other means they could have used.