If they were smart they would have kept it on the side walk. It looked as though they were being baited with that fire truck coming and all the sirens. You have to yield to a siren. They should have used their head and let the law work for you, because you aren't going to beat it on the street. If they got off the road, this would have been a different scenario. I'm not saying what the cops did was ok, but when a cruiser is giving you the noise, move over. You can still protest on the sidewalk.
But yea, it seems that there is definatley a push towards keeping dissenters quiet though. Where is MLK when you need him
Duke