Quote from Maverick74:
Alright, the truth was going to come out sooner or later. It is true, I was there.
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Quote from Eight:
People should not have the illusion that they can drive the LAPD off!! Some Bradely appointee idiot on the police commission made the rounds of the precincts and told them the plan was to not stop the rioters, not make them upset! The precincts that got the message had terrible destruction, the precincts that didn't get the message nipped it all in the bud...
Quote from wilburbear:
The #1 demand of the protesters is an end to free trade - which would be a disaster.
Having said that, the protesters are organized better than the police!
Video recorders and live internet streams are everywhere.
The cops are being monitored on their radio frequencies. "Abusive" cops have been photographed and will soon be identified.
Calls for financial help and food have gone out around the world (you can wire or mail money, and there is a list of local eateries that will deliver to the protest sites).
You can stay for free with a list of people given on a "couch surfing" website.
Protesters are organized with legal advice that affirms the right to sleep on sidewalks. etc.
And most importantly, the protesters are brazen enough to eat at the opposition from within! Calls are being made for every cop to inform on their superiors while the identities of the informants will be kept anonymous.
*Don't be surprised if this is the one protest that will produce some lasting effects.*
Looks like Officer Bologna is going to find himself and his department in a bit of trouble. Probably a reprimand and a million dollar settlement from the city for assault will be the result of his carelessness.Quote from wilburbear:
Told ya.
Some of the tech savvy protesters identified the badge of "Anthony V. Bologna" as the badass who maced the girls inside the orange fence and then ran away.
The protesters are creating a stage where the police have to behave perfectly! And codes of conduct for the police are more stringent than for protestors. This is an interesting inversion.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/26/18691372.php