Shattering all preconceived notions on the efficacy of public protests, a new study revealed that video footage of police arresting protesters is very, very funny.
“This blows my mind. I thought video would aid the protesters’ message, but people just keep laughing at them,” said civil rights activist and high school janitor Duke Maslow. “Maybe we should stop recording everything and providing people with hours of entertainment.”
As part of the study, thirty participants of various political viewpoints were placed into separate rooms and made to watch select clips of protesters being arrested. They would then rate their experiences, free from the peer pressure of others. In all cases, participants found videos of protesters flailing on the ground and crying as they were detained by officers indescribably hilarious.