They could have used a few of these in Charlottesville and Berkeley:
http://gizmodo.com/kalashnikovs-ominous-new-police-shield-looks-like-somet-1798569389
They picked a good name for it, I'm sure when people see it coming they yell "Oh Shchit!"
Kalashnikov's Ominous New Police 'Shield' Looks Like Something Out of a Soylent Green Reboot
Kalashnikov Concern, the Russian arms manufacturer best known for its eponymous line of rifles used by militaries and militants alike the world over, has developed a new riot control vehicle which looks like something straight out of a dystopian hellscape, but is unfortunately extremely real.
The vehicle, dubbed the “Shchit” or Shield in English, vaguely resembles a bulldozer except with an armored shield instead of a blade attached to its arms, Popular Mechanics wrote. When the Shield arrives, it lowers the shield into place in front of it, creating a tall barrier to impede crowds and projectiles.
The shield contains a raised platform for law enforcement or troops to stand behind, with slits for observation or—more ominously—firing projectiles on rioters or protesters from behind cover. The vehicle also boasts a water cannon.
Frankly, this thing is terrifying and looks like nothing more than the infamous “scoop” riot-dispersal vehicles from 1973 dystopian sci-fi movie Soylent Green—though it kind of makes the original concept look quaint. It’d be easier to get out of the way of a slow-moving garbage truck with a scoop attached than escape a mobile, mechanical shield wall lined with riot police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and god knows what else.
http://gizmodo.com/kalashnikovs-ominous-new-police-shield-looks-like-somet-1798569389
They picked a good name for it, I'm sure when people see it coming they yell "Oh Shchit!"