Yes: they are the same

I believe that the measures taken have the same end goal. It is very easy to think otherwise as the measures taken were of two totally different ways of going for the goal. It's like, if two people had the same destination and while one person walked, another one took a plane. One of the ways the person got there might be totally different and may lead you to think that their "end goals" are different, but they are both going to end up in the same direction, even if walking is a lot slower and less reliable. What I do believe is that the less violent approach is a lot more affective in trying to reach the goal. When you take the violent approach, you are looked at as some radical group creating havoc, rather than a civilized party trying to make a point.