As of the day of this writing, on many college campuses there are people protesting for their perceived right to be heard. Peaceful protest is one thing, but usually it devolves into violence.
What you need to know is that there are at least four types of individuals at a protest: 1) Those who are truly there to peacefully protest 2) Agitators who are there to stir things up 3) Criminals who are there to take advantage of a situation, and 4) Looky-loos there to see what happens.
Realize that if you are present at any location where there are people there to “protest” you can get caught up and have the potential of being physically harmed or having to suffer the consequences of criminal issues because you are there and unaware of all the nuances that have or are occurring. My best advice is to avoid peaceful protest at all costs.