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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAttention Protesters: That Over-Zealous Agitator Might Be A Cop (VIDEO)
Since gathering in groups to use our right to free speech is perfectly legal, why do police infiltrate protest movements with undercover cops? Why not simply police these events in uniform?
Maybe its because police officers or at least their police chiefs are inclined to destroy all protest movements, no matter how peaceful or just they are. Seen through that lens, undercover cops are just another tool along with police departments assault weapons, body armor, and SWAT vehicles to force our compliance.
Alas, for some folks, all demands for justice pose a threat, whether youre from No KXL or from Al Qaeda. No wonder police approach the Occupy and #BlackLivesMatter movements the same way they approach crime rings and terrorist cells: With bullets, tear gas, and infiltration by undercover cops.
How can undercover cops destroy a protest movement? In an entry on agent provocateurs, Wikipedia explains that options for these cops include: causing drama to sow discord, inciting protesters to acts that are violent and/or not legal (though framing them or setting them up works just as well), and publicly sharing information in a way that makes a protest movement look less credible.
http://reverbpress.com/features/undercover-cops-infiltrate-protest-movements/
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Attention Protesters: That Over-Zealous Agitator Might Be A Cop (VIDEO) (Original Post)
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
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Which is why protesters shouldn't only be capturing video of police acting badly
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#1
Considering the criminal nature of our police force, this doesn't surprise me one whit.
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2014
#2
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. Which is why protesters shouldn't only be capturing video of police acting badly
but also other 'protesters' who are inciting violence or other criminal activity.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)2. Considering the criminal nature of our police force, this doesn't surprise me one whit.
When protesting - RECORD. Get them ALL, all those agitators, on a recording many times over.
johnnyreb
(915 posts)3. K&R