Even in CCW friendly Colorado, this problem continues in downtown Denver for a couple reasons.
Most folks are downtown for:
Sporting events,
Dining at places serving alcohol,
or work.
Each of which constrains exercising your CCW rights.
The punks know this and take advantage.
There are at least 2 cops on every block of the 16th St. mall.
I’d like to know what they were doing as this situation escalated?
Sitting on their ass calling for back-up?
I still carry when I'm down there - rather be judged by twelve than carried by six!