A "Peaceful Protest", no one would pay attention to. A "Peaceful Protest" means using public lands or private lands (if you have the owners consent) without limiting the use of that land by the public (if public) or the owners (if private) and you shouldn't be breaking laws. Sitting in the middle of the street limits the use of that land by the public. Using bullhorns or not leaving when told to is, by it's very nature, breaking the law. The bullhorns are a sound ordinance law and the other is an illegal occupation. So you guys are breaking the law. That's not a "Peaceful Protest".
So the police are allowed to arrest you. If you resist, you broke another law. If you make it impossible for the police to do their job, you have caused it to escalate. If they see you as a threat (and there is very liberal rules on what constitutes a "threat", if they can't see your hands or are not following orders), they can use force to compel you. The police have a tendency to use "non-lethal" forms first. Pepper spray, Tear gas and Tasers are "non-lethal" I for one would rather them use that than "lethal" forms. (If you protesters don't understand, that means guns). So you have been pepper sprayed because you didn't follow the forms of a "Peaceful Protest". Sorry I have no sympathy for you because you BROKE THE LAW!
Quit whining and go home. Or you can use my tax money more effectively from jail.
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