Fireworks? How fucking stupid can you be? GIVE the cops a reason to come strong...

[cherokeeprogressive]

How fucking stupid? It's on now. Now they (the cops) have a reason.

Good going.

[msongs]

1. is this supposed to be about something in the real world? nt

[dhill926]

2. Occupy LA..........

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. five minutes ago the news helicopter showed the kind of fireworks that go up and burst,

fired from someone in the OWS-LA crowd.

[sce56]

4. Occupy LA someone set off some fireworks.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/live-video/

[Earth_First]

5. Damn it! They just *might* have had a chance otherwise...

:eyes:

[niyad]

6. as church lady would say, "how conveeeeeenient"

[pennylane100]

7. It was probably an undercover cop.

It is just the kind of thing they are capable of.

[niyad]

8. I see we had the same thought

[LuvNewcastle]

9. That's immediately what I thought.

I don't know why the protesters would be setting off fireworks, but I can think of plenty of reasons why a cop would. I guess it's a matter of who you trust. I trust OWS a hell of a lot more than any cops.

[msongs]

10. think "rodney King" regarding the LAPD handling of media tonight nt

[LuvNewcastle]

11. Yes, the LAPD's reputation precedes itself.

That band of fascists is capable of anything.

[Arctic Dave]

17. Sending up a signal.

Maybe?

[AntiFascist]

12. Cmdr Smith just announced that it is still legal to be there...

they will announce when it is time to move.

[Fire Walk With Me]

13. It's the first time I've smiled in the last three hours. LA is not without pleasant surprises

regardless of the circumstances.

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. I love fireworks. Please don't get me wrong. I support OWS-LA

but why, for goodness' sake, would anyone willingly break the law in an instance such as this? Why provoke?

It hasn't happened again since the first instance over two hours ago, but it's NOT a smart way to demonstrate "peacefully", without breaking laws.

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. I know, I'm not knocking you, if it weren't my city this time I'd likely agree outright

on principle. It's the grinch who stole Christmas...take away all our stuff, and we'll still have reason to be joyous!

[ellisonz]

14. Pretty fucking stupid.

[AntiFascist]

19. is this the new meme?

[ellisonz]

20. No this is about people who set off aerial fireworks in public places without permits...

Because that won't provoke a heavy police response...

[Modern_Matthew]

16. The LAPD and NYPD are branches of the military now, basically. nt

[Fumesucker]

21. Well, one thing we know for sure..

No government entity in the USA would send in agents provocateur to do such a dastardly deed.

[deutsey]

22. Someone on the Livestream said she saw 20 undercover agents

by City Hall dressed like occupiers giving each other knuckle bumps. She said she had pictures and tried to show them on the Livestream but it didn't convey very well. I hope she posts the photos online.

[Prometheus Bound]

23. Sounds like fun.

Not as bad as jaywalking at least. Or, say, illegal parking.