[kristinn]

Having participated in and lead hundreds of demonstrations small and large for the last four years, I have to say that, yes, it is the decision of the protesters and organizers if they get beaten or teargassed.

I've witnessed all kinds of demonstrations and can tell you that at least in D.C., you get what you play for.

[FreeTheHostages]

ROFL. Good response to onetimeatbandcamp. Sounds like a sarcastic infiltrator. And *yet* he/she has a point: it IS a tactical decision the left makes.

I remember lurking at DU and reading a post by someone complainign that they were "used" by the Anti-Capitalist Convergence and that the ACC had been planning and in fact LIKED that mass arrest that happened when they tried to shut down the city. Then the ACC can try to radicalize the leftists further and yabber about police brutality just 'cause they all got arrested. Well, anyway, there was one sentient leftist I remember saying: hey, they used me, they basically *wanted* us all to get arrested and they didn't share their grand plan of civil disobedience with us ahead of time.

Exactly, sheeple. These civil disobedience things are orchestrated. It's hilarious they call themselves anarchists -- it's top-down, share-no-information highly structured law breaking and the leaders decide when and where. That's what it looks like to me, anyhow.

[FreeTheHostages]

You know, it's not out of the realm of possibility that if we asked to meet with Chief Ramsey to discuss this, he might agree.