I was one of those detained (but thankfully not arrested) on
Shepard Rd on monday. I wasn't even protesting... I'd come down to
get some photos, and stumbled into the police trap. For a while, it
looked they were going to arrest EVERYONE... a couple hundred
people. Most of the people caught on Shepard weren't even
protesters! They were trying to get to the concert on Harriet
Island, or were locals. There were enough "anarchists", though,
that I got to talk to some.
I don't think there were COINTELPRO plants there. I don't think
they were necessary. The world is full of 18-25 year old boys, full
of piss and vinegar, looking for ANY excuse to hurt people and
destroy stuff. The ones I talked to claimed there was no difference
between Obama and Bush, Democrat and Republican, liberal and
conservative.... if you're not with them, you're a fascist. Change
their alignment slightly, and they'd be out bashing "fags and dirty
fucking hippies" instead, with the same glee. It's really sad.
If there were agents provocateur, we wouldn't be seeing broken
windows... it'd be pipe bombs and handguns. Why go halfway? REALLY
justify the police state.
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