Let's just say the poster was a bit enthusiastic.
After all the details of this are schetchy. That can also mean that its all the more reason to FReep the police to let them know we still support them.
I believe in the police protecting themselves. I also believe that the details are sketchy at this time. Now the circumstances of this particular protest are also different from the civil disobeidience realm in that they directly targeted the flow of military supplies. That is a factor worth consideration. I just can't knee-jerk say "cops good because they whooped on protesters" as much as the protesters irk me.
Its coming out now that the protestors were throwing rocks at the cops. I'd shoot them with rubber bullets in a heartbeat if this pretentious filth did that to me.
Possibly....again lots of stuff flying right now. I know the left wants martyrs for their cause so the blow up doesn;t surprise me.
I still stick to my conspiracy, that the Union has protested too much, tipping off an agenda. I think they were INVOLVED with this gathering, given what I said in the earlier post, and they have about as much credibility as the tie died fools. We need other accounts of what happened.
As you stated before the unions are still miffed at Bush cracking down on their strike. I too noticed the "longshoreman" injuries got more play than the actual protesters, so your theory has some weight.