Agreed! It is ridiculous that it has been allowed to escalate to this level, it seems to me, an indication of a large percentage of youth today and their total disregard for authority! I imagine that this would not happen in a lot of countries where there is more respect shown for authority and a much harder stance on these sort of issues. I think that many see the law as a toothless tiger and soft, unfortunatey not the fault of the police but the civil libetarians, so called do-gooders and law makers that promote a slap on the wrist as a better alternative than harsh penalties that will make some think twice about the consequences of their actions. I reckon send the police in with the most effective methods available to them to nip it in the bud short and sweet! and this may have been resolved in a matter of hours instead of days?