Civil Affairs are the good guys for legitimate protesters. They’re there to protect speech rights from those who want to put a cork in the protesters through physical intimidation.

You see them amiably walking the crowds around Pride events in the Gaybourhood, and yeah they gotta maintain buffers between the bible thumpers screaming at the Pride events, as well as between the larger weekly gatherings in front of Planned Parenthood (not sure on that one, as the officer generally stays in his or her car).

On the other hand, they’re also the ones who fumble the initial report of fois gras protesters getting “coffeed” by a Standard Tap minion.