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"Typical cop strategy. They think “civilians” are afraid of them. The solution is to be even more “in their faces” than before without breaking the law. Be rude. Be disrespectful. Make them beat you, cuff you, and imprison you. Trigger their Cop Rage as these kids did and force them to reveal themselves as the criminals and bullies they are."

Yeah, you should name your group "Act Up." Oh wait, that might be taken, sorry. How about Code Pinko? That's probably free.

I think you might have accidentally revealed more than you meant to...you believe that when you get the ass whipping you richly deserve for being 'rude and disrespectful' (to anyone), you're forcing 'them' to reveal that they are 'criminals' and 'bullies.' No, my friend, anyone who whips your ass for your rude and disrespectful behavior (your words, even) is called a man.

Here's a better idea. Be loud. Be vocal. Be firm. Know your rights, and try to express what they mean to you. Explain that our concerns are also the cops concerns. Chances are, the cop in question was raised in a Conservative household. Attempt to engage the cops in debate. Make them question themselves. Start hemorrhaging statistics at them. Most cops are already on our side. Don't believe me? Go read the Second City Cop blog for a while, and you'll see. It reads like Robocop mixed with the Federalist Papers. I personally now have a fondness for Chicago cops, at least the good ones...and I would never have expected to find ideological allies amongst union workers in a large, leftist Northern town.

If you want to be rude...charge the leftist line. At some point in the future, cops as an institution are going to have choose sides. They're already naturally aligned with us...it is stupid to alienate them further.

Getting hauled off to jail after being rude and disrespectful is, in most normal people's eyes, called getting your just desserts...maybe we should wear masks and carry black flags, just so everyone can know what a bunch of vandals we are? But somehow I get the feeling that you already know how such behavior is perceived.

We don't have to act like a bunch of screaming transvestites demanding the right to screw in the park. We actually have 'right' on our side...our facts are correct. Engage in loud verbal sparring with the leftists, shout them down with the truth. Make them hurl meaningless insults. In retrospect, we always come across as the more reasonable, serious group...aping their behavior would ruin that.

This is all assuming, of course, that the police in question are also being respectful...which is the case in most circumstances in America, even today. If they aren't, then defend yourself as best you can, as is your natural right.