--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bhairitu" <noozg...@...> wrote: > > Mz Factoid, try doing a search on police infiltration of > protest groups or are you getting too senile to recall > they use such tactics?
Bhairitu, I'm well aware such tactics have been used. So that wasn't what I was laughing at. What else do you think it might have been that struck me funny? > > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "authfriend" <jst...@...> > Date: Sat, Jun 26, 2010 7:35 pm > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Raj Patel: G20: Illegitimate, Incompetent and > Out of Control > To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukra69@> wrote: > > > > policeman kicked a protester in the groin for saying something > > obnoxious to them. also shoved a deaf young black man onto > > their bicycles lying on the ground when he did not obey fast > > enough. these things before any violence from the protester > > side. > > If you're a deaf person, it's probably a good idea to > avoid situations in which police are likely to be giving > you orders, especially if they're on edge because they're > expecting trouble. > > And it's *always* a good idea to refrain from saying > obnoxious things to police. Again, especially if they're > expecting trouble. > > I'm not excusing unnecessary police violence. But it's a > fact of life, and in many cases if you play it smart, you > can avoid being the target. > > Besides, as Bhairitu points out, these unruly protesters > were undoubtedly plainclothes cops planted in the crowd > as agents provocateurs. > > <guffaw> > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukra69@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > first hand experience,- its like a police state, police > > > > > searching everyone on the slighted pretext and throwing > > > > > people to the ground and arresting them for looking dirty > > > > > and poor > > > > > > > > That's the way it seems. I was suspicious at first, > > > > because the National Post is a radical newspaper, > > > > but in this case a radical *conservative* paper. > > > > Either that or maybe the reporter just couldn't > > > > handle his caffeine. But then I checked the Toronto > > > > Star and other more mainstream papers and they are > > > > full of similar stories. So it looks as if the tales > > > > of a near-military clampdown are true. Sad. > > > > > > Looks like the police knew what they were doing. There > > > were violent riots in Toronto today, windows smashed, > > > cars torched, bottles thrown. It appears that the > > > violence was planned by certain groups; the other > > > demonstrators were peaceful. > > > > > > http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/06/26/cn_world_summit_protests/index.html > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/2dxm8bk > > > > > > > As I said originally, I find this fascinating given > > > > the recent meeting in Sitges of the Bilderberg Club, > > > > which is another group of world financial and power > > > > wizards. >
