Mafia does not track protestors that were cleared with the new candy cane sword cane option at A Mob of Zepplin Protestors. My guess is that this is because the options results in a slightly different message:
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You aggressively draw the sword from your candy cane sword cane and wave it around suggestively and threateningly. You manage to scare off 44 protestors.
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<span class='guts'>You aggressively draw the sword from your candy cane sword cane and wave it around suggestively and threateningly. You manage to scare off <font color=blueviolet><b>44</b></font> protestors.</span>
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