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Myra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-22-03 06:03 PM
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46. Those who plan rallies have learned firsthand

-That their phones start acting weird,
lots of clicks and such, and 1-2 days
before the rally will likely lose phone
service.

-They will have significant email problems.

-There will probably be an agitator in the
planning group(s) who makes it very hard to get
things done and puts everyone thru hell;
of course that's the point.

-There will be undercover cops at planning
meetings and in a "volunteer" capacity at the
rally. And they're not just there to watch;
they're there to urge illegal activity and try
to entrap the planners into breaking the law,
so that they can then be arrested for that crime.
They cause problems during the rally so the police
can bust heads and arrest people.

It's SOP, and clearly going to get worse.
And this is just for peaceful protests,
where there's a legal permit and the plan is
for speeches and a march and signs and chants.
Often there's a designated official police liason
in the planning group. Doesn't matter. They still
do most or all of the above.

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