Hilarious Occupy photo from Occupy Montreal

[HarveyDarkey]

[pacalo]

1. Donuts!!!

[freshwest]

3. Bwahaha! One of their five food groups, or so it's said, so...

Googled it to find what the other groups were, and found out that all five were donuts:

And even cops joke about their five basic food groups: glazed, jelly, powdered, chocolate frosted, and “ghetto,” the donuts that are left over after a long meeting of the command staff.

http://inpursuitca.com/the-donut-dilemma-by-jill-wragg-a-retired-police-officer/

No wonder they're so hyper at times.

[sabrina 1]

32. And so out of shape, many of them look very unhealthy I noticed in the photos from the Fall.

[RZM]

2. Any protester attacking a Starbucks is clearly working for the cops

Because that's just more business for Dunkin'.

[JDPriestly]

4. Priceless.

[freshwest]

5. Thanks Harvey.

[applegrove]

6. But they are black blocs.

[joshcryer]

11. If they did that here the sticks would've been considered lethal weapons.

Felonies for all involved.

[HarveyDarkey]

12. But what if they actually had hooks in them?

Truly awesome thought actually.

[snooper2]

33. you can tell by the maturity level

[joshcryer]

7. Look at those scary black bloc'ers.

Next thing you know they'll be rioting with their donuts.

[HarveyDarkey]

9. Yeah, & they're in hoodies too

truly scary

[joshcryer]

10. And face masks. Heck I think I see face paint too.

Fucking scary!

[chollybocker]

8. Poisons de mai !

Nice pic.

[starroute]

13. That actually started here -- the Occupiers did it at Union Square a month ago

But their set up was fairly crude and primitive. The Canadians have obviously gotten it much more refined.

[freshwest]

35. Canadians did it better. That's like people dissing servers at a fast food joint. In the end,

They are both extremely crappy jobs most people would not want or aspire to have to begin with. The way that action was handled reinforces their seige mentality by seeing the sense of privilege by the taunters. I thought they were going to offer them donuts by hand as I saw some do last year. Dragging it on the ground is not offering food.

One woman in the video was trying to get the focus back on the 1%. Bringing it down to the individual level is a right wing tactic. They always question the morals and motives of others in the most negative way.

There is safety in a group, especially when the other side is ordered to stand there and take it, like the Queen's guards at Buckingham Palace. Which is essentially what these guys are.

What a crappy job, too bad many job seekers lack the education and opportunity to do better. And that's what is meant by the saying that you can hire half the poor to kill each other. There are times that I don't see much hope for humans. But then, I also know many wonderful, smart and giving people.

[glinda]

14. That's hilarious!

[nenagh]

15. I wonder if they are bagels...

In Montreal, in one section of the city, bagels are cooked in an oven using burning wood...and the bagels are amazing...

Thank you for the photo...

[cali]

21. I thought they were bagels too.

[RufusTFirefly]

38. Ouais! St. Viateur!

[Zorra]

16. That is soooo perfectly Montreal and Quebecois.

[Egalitarian Thug]

17. OMFG! That is so funny.

[tanyev]

18. Mmmm, Tim Hortons?

[varelse]

19. That's friggin' priceless

are those bagels or donuts?

[Nine]

20. I don't find it funny.

I'm extremely disturbed by a lot of things police forces have done lately, but I really hate divisive "us vs them" politics. Police can be on our side, and often are. Police unions are part of the labor bloc, and police in general often favor sensible gun regulations. They were also part of the first responders we acclaimed after 9/11. Police officers can be Democrats, just as Christians can be, just as the wealthy can be, just as rural folks can be, just as troops can be. Let the other side be divisive. Our side should be about unity. Besides, I see no good coming out of throwing more gasoline on an already tense situation as shown here.

[mike_c]

25. I think you're deluded if you think "police are on our side...."

Ah, and you managed to bring 9/11 into the conversation too! How clever.

The cops thug for the 1%. They do the domestic dirty work for the greediest and least compassionate people on the planet. They've been progressively militarized because we the people are increasingly "the enemy." The few I've known as individuals are, to a person, bigoted, conservative, violent, and reactionary. We called them pigs in the 60s and 70s, and they've only gotten worse. Now that epithet insults the noble porker.

[Nine]

39. I said police officers can be Democrats. Shocking!

Individual police officers can surely be Democrats/liberals/progressives, and even as a bloc, it's not unusual for police groups to support Democrats on certain issues. Did you follow the collective bargaining battles at all? Do you know that police have opposed Stand Your Ground laws? But police have to follow orders, just like soldiers do. I think it goes against the Progressive spirit to villify/mock an entire profession, whether it's lawyers, schoolteachers, or police officers. Pragmatically, I think it's dumb when the left pushes away potential allies. Morally, I simply think it's not a very nice or enlightened way to think and behave.

Anyway, what do donuts have to do symbolically with cops "thugging for the 1%"? Donuts, when used in reference to police, typically stand for ineptitude and inefficacy. Are the protesters saying the cops should get off their keisters and be more proactive in their "thuggery"? No. Do you think people will see a picture like this one and be reminded of police pepper spraying peaceful protesters? No. The average, uninitiated person is simply going to think protesters are immature jerks who hate cops (until they need one) and don't even take their own protests seriously.

And if the police really are all as singlemindedly dedicated to protecting the 1% and beating down protesters, as you say, why would protesters antagonize a large, armed group of them for no nobler purpose than a lame, childish taunt?

[AtheistCrusader]

34. They aren't there that day to help little old ladies with broken down cars.

They are there to counter the protests, so game on. This is non-harmful.

I know some cops that would be laughing their asses off anyway.

[cali]

22. I love Montreal.

[hootinholler]

23. Reminds me of an opening day of trout season

[Javaman]

24. Donuts. Is there anything they can't do? -Homer Simpson.

[hedgehog]

26. k&r

[jillan]

27. That is hysterical! Love it!!

[libodem]

28. Too funny

Hee hee hee.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

29. ROFL!

OMG that's great!

[hifiguy]

30. Bad cop.

NO DONUT FOR YOU!!

[Renew Deal]

31. Hey, I would take the bait.

But that's just me!

[countryjake]

36. K&R!

Ruh Roh! They have sticks...better issue a proclamation and demand that ALL protesters give up their sticks!

Bravo to Occupy Montreal! I love it when they put together street theatre coordinated with the demo!

[Lebam in LA]

37. OMG that is funny

I just scared my boss when I laughed out loud. I don't think he has heard me belly laugh in the 10 yars I have worked for him. Tooo funny. thanks

[progress2k12nbynd]

40. Ok wtf...this isn't what Occupy was started as.

I'm a cop and was part of Occupy Lincoln and don't believe I've ever met a colleague that was part of the 1%. Since when did Occupy abandon the 99% message and decide to focus on taunting police officers instead??

Shame on Occupy Montreal and disappointing that so many DU'ers are giddy as schoolgirls over this.