Protester tries to attack Bernie Sanders at Oakland California Rally (5-30-16)

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71. Definition of attack also includes verbal and aggressive acts...

Chris Carco, who is the founder of SF Vegans, told Heavy that she didn’t agree with Direct Action Everywhere’s methods and was concerned about any media coverage given to the group.

“I run a local vegan group with about 1800 members and I have been both a vocal critic of Direct Action Everywhere as well as one of their many victims of harassment…,” she wrote. “Direct Action Everywhere is abusive and destructive, both to individuals and the larger vegan/animal rights community.”

http://heavy.com/news/2016/05/bernie-sanders-attacked-video-oakland-rally-protestors-arrested-animal-rights-activists-youtube/

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Attack is defined as the act of making a physical or verbal attempt to hurt or destroy, sometimes in a purposefully hurtful manner.

When a military unit discovers an enemy building, and they begin heavy firing and bombing, it is an example of an attack.

When two presidential candidates have a debate and end up slinging insults back in forth in order to undermine the other’s chances, it is an example of an attack.

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