What Ziiro said. Only with the added point that making the cops feel hated isn't going to sway anyone. It's up to the protesters to let the cops know it's safe to be on their side for anything to change.
True up until the first act of police brutality.
Nobody in OWS owes the Oakland PD any respect or welcome at this point.
And this opinion isn't just founded on Oakland. It's founded on Kent state,
Interesting. Because the Kent State protesters weren't murdered by police, they were murdered by soldiers.
Soldiers like, not to put too fine a point on it, the vets who are currently involved in the OWS protests.
That's cool, continue to hold them accountable for hypotheticals.
I hope the irony isn't lost on you.
It's a blanket statement, but there is zero logic in the police officers joining the protesters because of what they have to lose versus what your average protester has to lose.
That's bullshit. There's "zero logic" in joining a protest if it could cost you your livelihood?
Reporters have already lost their jobs over this. As far as "average" people, maybe you haven't noticed but a few of them have wound up in the hospital. Not as much to lose as a job? Tell that to Scott Olsen and his fractured skull.
To say nothing of protests in general. Constantine just got through describing a litany of events where protesters were victims of violence. You want to tell me the Kent State protesters didn't have much to lose?
Who will police the police?
I dunno. Coast Guard?
