I think the elites are hoping one of the protestors kills a police officer.

[ZombieHorde]

Or at least causes significant harm to a police officer. Then the media will give the hurt cop constant coverage, and the protestors can be quelled using more drastic measures.

Why else round up young girls and mace them? http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/09/nypd-pens-up-peaceful-protesters%E2%80%94all-women%E2%80%94and-then-maces-them/

Why else drag people peaceful across the street and beat them up? http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/09/nypd-runs-amok-at-12th-st-and-university-place-does-michael-bloomberg-want-his-cops-to-kill-somebody/

What is the logic? Tea Baggers protest with guns and signs threatening violence, and yet the cops do nothing. Is there something I am missing? What function does police violence against peaceful people serve, if not to provoke?

[coalition_unwilling]

1. Elites are also hoping one of the police (working class) kills a protester (working class), in

order to intimidate those of us who still might be considering exercising our First Amendment rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.

[Make7]

2. Yes, all protests stopped after Kent State.

Oh, wait...
 

[saras]

20. You aren't suggesting that we blow up as many buildings as the Left did then, are you?

just sayin'

[coalition_unwilling]

24. The anti-war movement saw a sharp curtailment in protest

activity following Kent State, after the college strike in the immediate aftermath of the Kent State killings had run its course. Suddenly protesters were aware that protesting against the war might cost them their lives.

[indepat]

8. Like terraists, those in power who do not, by their actions, represent the interests of the people

do not like us for our freedoms either. :patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Unintended consequences

Police brutality brings the media to it...more people learn of it.

So let me thank the mayor.

[ZombieHorde]

6. Have the protests been getting more TV time since the police brutality has started? nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2001897

[ZombieHorde]

11. Excellent. The ABC video pulls some punches with their edits, but it's better than

nothing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Yup, nose, camel tent...

[Selatius]

10. There will be many more protesters if the police actually kill a protester.

The death of a protester will probably result in a funeral march the next day, attended by protesters. If the police attack that funeral procession, that will simply draw even more people out to protest that outrageous act. If the police are foolish enough, they'll attack all these newcomers too. The situation could snowball. We're seeing that in Syria, but the difference is Syrian police and army are using live ammunition.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Yup, and the news blackout is starting to break too

[jwirr]

25. I agree - finally it is in the mainstream media. And to me who saw the

protests of the 60s it was obvious police intimidation - police violence in the use of mace. This will draw more protesters and more commitment to the cause.

[L0oniX]

4. Probably not going to happen ...a 50 cal is not something you can easily hide.

[ZombieHorde]

5. I don't see what a 50 cal rifle has anything to do with it.

I am not sure what your line of thinking is here.

[L0oniX]

28. 50 cal will go through a bp vest

[aikoaiko]

9. As it turns out the rightwingers with guns at protests were acting within the law

[ZombieHorde]

14. What law are these girls breaking?

They are going where they are told, and then they are maced.

http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/09/nypd-pens-up-peaceful-protesters%E2%80%94all-women%E2%80%94and-then-maces-them/

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Not doing precise what the officer...

Oh never mind excessive use of force for starters...

[aikoaiko]

22. I can't really say. I can't really see or hear what is happening.

They look like they are just standing there behind a barricade.

[RKP5637]

16. M$M will start covering it when they think there is enough money to be made from

increased viewership. If any are waiting for M$M to do the right thing, it will be a long wait. M$M only cares about money, not the country, not "we the people." M$M is driven by greed and profit.

[DrunkenBoat]

18. MSM is a control tool. It's not all about profit. Rumor has it that Limbaugh is subsidized, for

example.

and tv viewership is actually down in key demographics.

[RKP5637]

That's a very good point! n/t

[saras]

17. More like they're hiring/training an agent provocateur and choosing an anti-corruption cop as patsy

[kestrel91316]

19. They are hoping a protestor accidentally scratches a cop with a hangnail

so they can start shooting then all.

[tama]

21. Hmm

My instincts tell me that in current situation and Wall Street as target, TPTB would feel more confortable if this turned into Black Block mayham or Riot a la London. Strict and persistent Satyagraha is what makes them really scared - and for a good reason.

Satyagraha - Politics is the art of impossible!

[Fire Walk With Me]

23. The police want to provoke a single violent response so they can arrest everyone.

[SidDithers]

26. I think the anarchists are hoping the police kill one of the protesters...

to make a martyr for the cause and bring more people out to the event.

Sid

[ZombieHorde]

27. There may be a few anarchists who feel that way.

Of course the anarchists have very little influence over the police. They can't order the police to make arrests, and they have no political influence over those that do control the police.