Blue Mass Group

Self-policing, peaceful self-awareness, and de-escalation need to be actively pursued by demonstrators. There is a definite possibility of mischief among a.) bad-faith infiltrators, or b.) clueless or bad-tempered participants. - promoted by charley-on-the-mta

Badges? Badges! We don't need no stinkin' badges. (And its the middle of the night when no one is around, anyway). - promoted by Bob_Neer

Comment of the day (from petr): "This is ridiculous... 'civil disobedience doesn’t work for Boston and it doesn’t work for anyone.' That’s why India is still a British colony… oh, wait…" - promoted by david

First-person report: "I actually watched my hands turn blue while the sympathetic police around me didn't have the proper tools to cut my handcuffs off. Many of the other protesters around me were in the same situation, and it appeared that the some of the police officers were not very familiar with these handcuffs. A man who appeared to be in his 60s or 70s nearby me was accidentally cut on his wrists by a police officer because his handcuffs were put on so tight that they were impossible to remove without cutting his flesh." - promoted by Bob_Neer

This guy's story is just awful, and bizarre. Check it out. -Charley Links fixed. - promoted by david