The video on Democracy Now showed the occupyoakland side throwing things at the police. While understandable, it serves no useful purpose. Please stop countering violence with violence. Nonviolent struggle requires discipline. Confrontation with the police is nuts. Get them on your side. Yes, it’s not easy. You can’t win using these confrontational tactics. Are the Oakland police too brain dead to converse with?
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The gas does not seem to be under pressure, so it could be put in a plastic bag or two to contain it. Then tossed to the side. It’s not an aggressive counter measure.
Are you saying that if the cops shoot tear gas into the middle of a crowd, that it’s wrong for somebody to pick up the cannister and throw it back to them?
“Excuse me, sir, but I think you might have dropped this.”