When those are the very people who's apathy/lack of action is the cause of the problems, I see where some might want to inconvenience those folks.

Rule by force is the disease, who and how are symptoms.

When the ruling class decides that they will stay in power through violence against dissenting populations, any taxpayer is fair game for those dissenting populations, imo.

Is that optimal?
No.

Is it fair to those that just want to be left alone?
If they are paying taxes, supporting the police, or just apathetic/wanting to be left alone, their obedience to authority/lack of contribution to being free is the root cause of these problems.
If they bow down to the uniformed authorities, they will bow down to the new boss, too.
'Pardon the inconvenience as we adjust to new management.'

If your utopia needs thugs to make it work, it sucks.
Likely, you do, too.

Getting stopped in traffic and being late to work one day is a small price to pay to stop being ruled by thugs, imo.
Many have given all.