I'm being a bit tongue in cheek, but I do very much want to see looters and vandals be punished, and at this point in time, there's an argument to be made to hand out more severe punishments as a precedent to reclaim order.

I think your concern is valid. At the same time, I'd mention that freedom of assembly is also being put in jeopardy by the very same vandals that have hijacked the movement, so punishing them could serve to remedy that.