Reply #153: I saw video of the protesters singing "O Canada" and, just as they stopped

[RainDog]

police attacked them. they were not doing anything. someone video taped the moment from a window above. goggle vimeo to find it.

the reason people here talk about agent provocateurs is that the goal of those who want to shut down the protests is to turn people against the protesters.

We've seen it before - police, etc. have infiltrated such groups and THEY have been the ones to start violence.

I don't know if that's the case here or not.

However, before people condemn the protests, it might be useful to ask who gains by these sorts of actions. Of course, these acts of vandalism may have been from extremists - but we aren't likely to know the truth any time soon.

Instead, I think it's important to look at what they are protesting. Did the people you were with understand why the protesters were there?