I should also add the the sad truth about state violence is that it doesn't cost anything to those who order it. Taxpayers, the ones this violence is being used against, are paying for it. Problem is, they usually don't recognize this fact. A more effective way in the extreme case when government orders a crackdown would be to stop paying, not go and protest. You can get in trouble either way, but in the latter case the state wouldn't have any excuse that "you started it".
In an apocalyptic crackdown situation it wouldn't really matter to the government whether the government is being paid. They are the sole issuers of money. Sure, this damages the economy, but if they have disregarded public welfare to such a point they may as well do a little economic damage.
