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sad... IamK May 2012 #1
Did the authorities recognize any of their own? KeepItReal May 2012 #2
agent provocateurs. nt tomp May 2012 #3
+ 1000 rosesaylavee May 2012 #8
"Agent provocateurs" can't be the knee-jerk response to everything bad with OWS hack89 May 2012 #10
What if the Oakland PD admit to, even brag about, infiltrating Black Bloc ? KurtNYC May 2012 #24
Yep. EFerrari May 2012 #27
So one 9 year old incident proves every time it is an "agent provocateur" ? hack89 May 2012 #29
There are many recent incidents of infiltration and agent provacteurism KurtNYC May 2012 #33
"You aren't Occupy." leaves plenty of room for other groups besides the police hack89 May 2012 #35
exclusionary groups will most likely form as a result... happerbolic May 2012 #67
No more and no less than your premise proves it was OWS... LanternWaste May 2012 #60
I am not saying it was OWS hack89 May 2012 #61
This. Octafish May 2012 #26
Yes, this is truly an "acknowledgment of reality." suffragette May 2012 #28
So one incident means every incident must be the same? hack89 May 2012 #30
The many incidents we have documented beats the big zero you have. KurtNYC May 2012 #36
Can you at least admit that OWS events will attract other groups hack89 May 2012 #37
Can you admit that if OWS was violent the police wouldn't need to use APs? KurtNYC May 2012 #55
I don't think OWS is violent hack89 May 2012 #57
Why is it so hard to admit that those people ARE agent provocateurs - that's EXACTLY what they are. saras May 2012 #34
Why is it so hard to admit that those people may not sympathize with the police hack89 May 2012 #43
It's hard not to blame "agent provateurs" when every single SF Occupier that I know Luminous Animal May 2012 #46
it's a reasonable response to this story Enrique May 2012 #39
Why? hack89 May 2012 #44
police also have a history of it Enrique May 2012 #47
How convenient for you hack89 May 2012 #50
I'm just telling you what I think Enrique May 2012 #53
Never said it was. hack89 May 2012 #56
There are plenty of non-violent peaceful anarchists. Anarchists in San Francisco were Luminous Animal May 2012 #48
Never said there wasn't - a "stereotypical" anarchist is an oxymoron. nt hack89 May 2012 #52
But who are the fringe elements? JDPriestly May 2012 #65
I am not saying they are OWS hack89 May 2012 #66
Almost Certainly Anarchists DallasNE May 2012 #69
Sounds like the old days of Cointelpro FBI provacation teams hiding in the Peace groups. Ford_Prefect May 2012 #4
it's really a pity when law enforcement try to break their own stuff NuttyFluffers May 2012 #5
I suspect that the SF Bay Area is being targeted by Agent Provocateaurs Proletariatprincess May 2012 #6
Agreed, I saw it on the No True Scotsman Channel AngryAmish May 2012 #11
Definitely. EFerrari May 2012 #12
Sigh. Nope. these are the usual angst filled teen boys. progressivebydesign May 2012 #64
The occupy movement Cirque du So-What May 2012 #7
It doesn't make any difference Occulus May 2012 #16
Some Dogtown May 2012 #20
So get these provocateurs dead to right and we can talk hack89 May 2012 #45
How do you propose peaceful protesters do that? Luminous Animal May 2012 #51
I was referring to actual evidence that they were police agent provocateurs. hack89 May 2012 #54
Where's the securtiy Video of the event??? Ford_Prefect May 2012 #9
excellent point ford... happerbolic May 2012 #68
Do something. Eljo_Don May 2012 #13
Yes, at least denounce them for once. slackmaster May 2012 #15
For once? Occupy protesters- legitimate ones- have done just that from the beginning. Occulus May 2012 #19
"None of us have any idea who they were." randome May 2012 #21
The "legitimate" Occupy protesters do plenty of denouncing, but I don't see them denouncing this one slackmaster May 2012 #22
So, Occupy should just drop everything EFerrari May 2012 #25
Those "few trolls" did a lot of damage. Occupy would do well to help clean up the mess. slackmaster May 2012 #31
That's what trolls do. EFerrari May 2012 #32
"dressed in black". Hmmmmm. Really? n/t LeftinOH May 2012 #14
Then they went home and bought more stuff with mommy and daddy's money. The end. chrisa May 2012 #17
Seriously love your post. n/t progressivebydesign May 2012 #63
Sounds like Black bloc. drm604 May 2012 #18
Video from just after the "march". Ford_Prefect May 2012 #23
40 cops : Zero arrests. Hmmmm. Luminous Animal May 2012 #38
huh, 40 cops, following & watching vandalism, and ZERO arrests. QUI BONO PEOPLE! NuttyFluffers May 2012 #70
Anti-Occupy Bullshit. Odin2005 May 2012 #40
DU this Occupy-related poll! alp227 May 2012 #41
Eye witness account from an SF Occupier (and he's not happy). Luminous Animal May 2012 #42
sounds like Blackwater USA Enrique May 2012 #49
That should be an OP in and of itself! Roland99 May 2012 #58
Already crossposted at DUs Occupy Underground :) Luminous Animal May 2012 #59
Dumbasses. progressivebydesign May 2012 #62
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