I'm speaking from my experience as a public order commander. When you have a crowd on the ground and you're trying to ensure the safety of the crowd, and the point you're trying to make is respected and you amend your tactics according to the crowd, which is a peaceful crowd, you give them more street room. You give them an extension on time. You work with the crowd, because we're here to facilitate that in our country.
Where this amendment or tool would have come in handy is when, as a public order commander, you're making decisions on tactics and you see a large number of people with backpacks, and maybe some of the people have had their backpacks searched and masks have come out and disguises have come out. Now you're thinking, okay, the crowd is being infiltrated by another element. Then as the riot or assembly moves forward and the troublemakers, if I can call them that, start to take more ownership of the larger crowd, that's where I, as a public order commander or a police leader, can come in and make a decision and have the tool behind me that I can surgically remove people. I can also have the education, the pre-awareness to the event. People know what they're doing. The people know they're covering their faces for an intent. The Black Bloc is not a group; it's a tactic.
When you have the full weight of the Criminal Code, and it's clearly articulated and the police officer knows that clearly and he can articulate that on the ground, those are all subtle nuances and strengths that help you mitigate an event like a riot.