I know that the non-locals aren't completely blameless, but five thousand people showing up with the intention to bash anyone of middle eastern appearance who dares show up on the beach is a huge overreaction. You're right that a peaceful turn out would have been a much better way to demonstrate that the beach is for everyone. I'm not entirely convinced though that a lot of the locals view the beach as anything but theirs though. I just don't like the way that until virtually today the locals were represented as a well behaved and innocent party in this situation.
I thought the second reason for the violence was funny too, it was very hard to hold my tongue.
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