Rent a Mobs are nothing new.
I made the case in the spring that rent a mob tactics are common and have been for years...
Here is the post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796262/posts?page=33#33
Jenny Hatch
Oh, I’m not really surprised by the rent-a-mob. It’s just been awhile since I’ve been face to face with the down-and-dirty. Last time was many years ago when a boss made death threats against my co-workers. That was in a foreign country, and he possibly could have gotten away with it. Screwed me, anyway.