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Drale

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6. Your right, the police could be making it up but

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 05:04 PM

Mar 2013

unfortunately when I was at the NATO protests in Chicago last year, I saw people throwing things like batteries at the police. Protests can be very valuable but when you get big groups of people together, there are always a few nuts with alternate agenda's in the crowd.

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297 people arrested during Montreal anti-police brutality march [View all] Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 OP

So let me get this straight Drale Mar 2013 #1

They made it illegal to protest while wearing a mask. Don't you think they'd LIE to further their Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #4

Your right, the police could be making it up but Drale Mar 2013 #6

During the Canadian G20 protests, several rock-throwing, violence-speaking protesters Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #10

The police CLAIM there was a bag full of knives and ammunition. lob1 Mar 2013 #2

Exactly. And undercover police, acting as stone-throwing provocateurs, are well-known as fact Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #3

Yes, it's nothing new at all. polly7 Mar 2013 #5

Heavy sigh. antiquie Mar 2013 #7

Wonder what the incendiary material was? Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2013 #8

You want a peaceful march to turn violent? Warpy Mar 2013 #9

The hammer sees everything as a nail. n/t Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #11