Precisely this, but with a proviso...

For instance, Portland, OR has maybe 2000 active rioters maximum causing mayhem and pushing violence. Even if you killed them all, the rest will hang back quietly.

However, they will remain quietly in the trees, since they won't have the nerve to stand up and pick up where their now-fallen brethren left off. The amazing thing about unmerciful death is that it causes all the other bullies to stop and rethink their plans.

Also want to address the good thread OP pede, and say that a lot will get done, but it will likely be in stages. The first 2-3 nights will be the bloodiest, and should be enough to convince the survivors that it's time to not burn shit down anymore, or to congregate in large numbers. The rest of that week will be spent in mopping up the remaining (and now mostly in hiding) smaller gangs of would-be rioters.

Precisely this, but with a proviso...

For instance, Portland, OR has maybe 2000 active rioters maximum causing mayhem and pushing violence. Even if you killed them all, the rest will hang back quietly.

However, they will remain quietly in the trees, since they won't have the nerve to stand up and pick up where their now-fallen brethren left off. The amazing thing about unmerciful death is that it causes a bully to stop and rethink his plans.

Also want to address the good thread OP pede, and say that a lot will get done, but it will likely be in stages. The first 2-3 nights will be the bloodiest, and should be enough to convince the survivors that it's time to not burn shit down anymore, or to congregate in large numbers. The rest of that week will be spent in mopping up the remaining (and now mostly in hiding) smaller gangs of would-be rioters.