WIRED: What to Bring (and Not Bring) to a Protest -- A List

[ancianita]

5. So what. Police don't care. Once you exert your "safety" both YOU AND THE PROVOCATEUR ARE ARRESTED.

Is that what you want? More pro-police corporate reports that "both sides do it"? Seriously?

If you get into physical scuffles you will ruin the entire peaceful protest.

Just carrying pepper spray makes you, whether you think you're in the right or not, makes you a dishonest, distrusting, divisive individual. And in others' eyes, the same as your procateur.

It's clear you're in denial when you say you want to "defend" your safety.

What you're saying to your fellow peaceful protesters -- and any onlookers, police and press -- is that it's really just about you.

By defending the indefensible here, you're already ready to derail the goal of peaceful protest.

Therefore you don't really understand the core principle of being in solidarity with other peaceful protesters.