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Dealing with Trouble Makers
  • skinny November 2011 +1 -1 (+3 / -0 )
    ""Denver just published a response to this. Have the protesters sit down and be quiet and meditate, or sing softly, or softly say shhh. The troublemakers can then be clearly identified as outsiders.
    That's golden. It's hard to paint OWS as responsible for their actions with any media coverage if there is a visible difference between the rioters and the movement." from FB

    Agrees: marchelo, whitefeather, gavemehope

  • gavemehope November 2011 +1 -1
    That's a good idea, and some good defense. I haven't heard any better ideas.
  • marchelomarchelo November 2011 +1 -1 (+3 / -0 )
    It could be done with a call and response.
    If someone in the crowd sees an aggressor they can yell "Peace Check!" All who hear repeat the call "Peace Check!" three times. On the third call and response, everyone sits down and looks around.

    If there is a protagonist, anyone on security can easily deal with them and have a crowd of witnesses. Once the issue is resolved with and a good temperature check, we can all get back up and resume the previous action.

    Agrees: skinny, whitefeather, gavemehope

  • gavemehope November 2011 +1 -1
    That is good also. Maybe I should have said any other ideas those are both good.
  • skinny November 2011 +1 -1 (+2 / -0 )
    it can be dealt with, that is for sure. It just makes too easy a target for anti-occupy news commentary otherwise

    Agrees: whitefeather, gavemehope

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