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coalition_unwilling

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18. This is when the strategic advantage of a 'leaderless movement' becomes

Reply to starroute (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 11:51 AM

May 2012

evident. If the NYPD wanted to get better intel on OWS' activities and plans for May 1, it could easily have sent some of its Community Relations Officers to OWS General Assemblies where they could participate like any other citizen. But, no, that would be too, well, humane and sane. So instead, they go all Operation Shocking and Awful.

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NYPD Raids Activists’ Homes Before Tomorrow’s Occupy Wall Street Protests [View all] starroute May 2012 OP

K&R'd. snot May 2012 #1

Pre-emptive justice at work. Don't they have Bankers on Wall Street to 'interrogate' or something? sabrina 1 May 2012 #2

There was a time when the police worked for the people!? villager May 2012 #5

You're probably right, but I guess I was thinking of some of the small town police who knew sabrina 1 May 2012 #8

Afghanistan night time raids American style come to NY. Downwinder May 2012 #3

Wow. Mooselini May 2012 #4

+1 freshwest May 2012 #6

don't hold your breath limpyhobbler May 2012 #12

So, when do we kettle and pepper spray the cops? DocMac May 2012 #7

Pepper spray is not a weapon, Downwinder May 2012 #9

I don't even know what that means. DocMac May 2012 #11

True, and pepper spray gets you through the lines on black Friday. Downwinder May 2012 #13

Kelly begins his mayoral campaign? aquart May 2012 #10

LOL bahrbearian May 2012 #15

Police State Angry Dragon May 2012 #14

Thugs. DLevine May 2012 #16

It is illogical to continue support for LEO's. Dawson Leery May 2012 #17

This is when the strategic advantage of a 'leaderless movement' becomes coalition_unwilling May 2012 #18