More on the carpet. Some carpet spot remover sprays work by a magnetic process. It draws out the stain, only to have it appear again as it dries.

But if you use a simple surfacant, along with scrubbing action, you can take out almost any stain. In my experience, this is Simple Green with the Little Green Machine.

Besides, stage blood is designed to wash out.

These kids are being charged with damage to property. If there is no damage to the property, there is no charge, I would think.

Why make a mountain out of a molehill? Two minutes of guerilla protest theatre is no big deal. It gets the topic noticed, which is the point.

This is the USA, people, where there is supposed to be freedom of speech and all that other good stuff. Get real.