Possible violence at the Republican National Convention

[ochazuke]

Has anyone heard about the possibility that Republican slime will agitate at the convention pretending to be Kerry supporters?

You can't put it past 'em.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. How many times am I going to see people post this?

:eyes:

[lil-petunia]

2. never enough

the message is too important, the probability that Rove and Goons will do it is high.

[necso]

4. ! ... But it is certain that they will try! n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. So what????? We'll show them we're better by using non-violence

This is a non-issue

[lil-petunia]

8. and that is the second message we must stress!

again, it is never too often. except we are smarter and already know that stuff.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. Well - thats fine - I am just a little wary of the "Will the Pukes incite

us to violence" questions. No they won't! But why ask it? - what are the motives for asking?

Is it to get some people saying "If they start it I'll beat em down!"?

[Paradise]

3. of course they'll do it!

nothing is beneath them, for they are the lowest of the low!

[necso]

5. !

[derby378]

7. So do we tackle anyone who tries that stuff?

Y'know, grapple them, take a few digital pics of their faces, see if they look like RNC campaign staffers? Where do we go from here?

[necso]

10. Some sort of agreed to plan for

preventing violence and dealing with it (from any source) is a good idea.

Crowd dynamics being what they are, it is nice to talk about "we would never go there"... It is another to take concrete, practical, public steps to see that this happens.

What difference will the public see between restraining agitators and creating violence, I wonder, when seen through the media's eyes?