That's not what I'm saying. The cop didn't give a shit. He was just taking orders.

"They" are the people in power.

I'm literally adding details.

You're obfuscating and attempting to only follow a very direct throughline. I'm saying to hold the further removed layers accountable.

What you're doing is essentially saying that the actions and choices of the wealthy elites and legislators is not violence on us simply because they didn't pull the trigger themselves.

Wage theft is violence. Healthcare denials are violence. Excessive police force is absolutely violence. And it all could've been avoided.

So yes, the officer that threw the grenade is responsible. The chief of police who ordered them to carry such excessive force for unarmed civilians is responsible. The administration of the school who steal wages, overcharge students, and diminish their educations to turn a larger profit are responsible. The legislators and executives who refuse to protect the people and bend to the whims of the wealthy and allow the situation to continue while they often collect more wealth themselves are responsible.

So, kindly, stfu if you're blaming a person trying to protect others for the insurmountable harm the system puts us all through. Wake the fuck up. The people you're defending would just as easily throw stun grenades your way without a second thought.