Throwing paint is not peaceful protestSupporters of pro-democracy activists break a police barricade around Samran Rat police station where the activists acknowledged charges relating the July 18 rally. The claim the singer made -- that the paint throwing was an artistic act of retaliation against the police for "painting" protesters as the bad guys -- appears to be a distortion of the "paint as protest" concept. After the blue paint was splashed on the officer, Mr Sombat offered him 5,000 baht for it because the uniform now had "artistic value". Whether or not paint throwing is classified as a non-violent act depends on the results of the act. As former national human rights commissioner Angkhana Neelapaichit asked: "What if the paint got into the eyes [of the police officer]?"

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2020 23:15 UTC