Of course, the police know full well this is the game, so they are doing everything they can to keep it from getting to this point.
And America is watching these same police standing by letting hoodlums take over and destroy the place and thinking "why would I ever want to step foot in that lawless Hell hole"? Meanwhile, as the city is burning, the police are still setting up speed traps and citing non OWS thugs for littering.
The Oakland government is facilitating the problem and giving American more reason to distrust this farce of order and civility.
I am going to be in the Bay Area in a few weeks. I have two choices to get to where I’m going. I can either take the direct route across the Bay Bridge, or take the roundabout route through SF, the Golden Gate Bridge and around the bay. The latter route is prettier, but takes an extra hour.
I think I am going to take the scenic route this year!