They worried that large - scale indiscriminate violence might tarnish their image , threaten the cohesion of their groups , alienate their perceived constituents , and provoke a backlash that would threaten their survival 他們擔心大型紅皂白的暴力可能會損害其形象,威脅到社會的凝聚力的團體,讓渡知覺成分,并引起反彈,這將威脅到他們的生存