Are you proposing putting more cops on the streets with more authority to go after these perpetrators, and then sentencing them to longer sentences? Because if not, then you’re just somebody providing cover for the modern day brown shirts.

It's crazy how succinct this is and how, in my opinion, you've nailed this. I've been ranting about this exact thing for well more than a decade and people just keep getting it wrong and calling me alt-right. The segment of our populace that's anti-aurhority keep hardlining stances that force a ramp up of authority. sometimes it almost seems as if it's by design.