Forum Post: 99 Red Balloons? Quirky way to occupy?

I just had this idea, but what if someone handed out 99 red balloons to others occupying? Instead of yelling or having signs, it's COMPLETELY peaceful(I know SOME people are afraid of balloons but really not many), so for the most part, balloons are just awesome and don't offend the majority of people. If cops got mad at people holding/releasing balloons, I'm sure a lot more people would be giving the cops dirty looks. Just an idea, maybe you could write "OCCUPY __" where-ever, I live in Maine so our protests aren't big enough for this. I hope someone takes this into consideration!

Also, OBVIOUSLY inspired by the song, but this was taken from it's wikipedia page(I know, I knw) "Both the English and German versions tell how 99 balloons are flying in the sky, where they are spotted by the military who don't recognize them as balloons but instead think they are some kind of incoming weapon. They immediately put their troops on red alert and call out jet fighters to intercept which ultimately triggers a nuclear war between the two Cold War adversaries. In the apocalyptic aftermath, the song's narrator stands in the rubble of the city and finds a single remaining balloon. Thinking of someone, he or she then lets the balloon go. The music was composed by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, the keyboardist of Nena's band, while Karges wrote the original German lyrics." It's sort of how the cops are viewing protesters/occupiers as threats, when they're not threats at all, and the situation is just gonna get so much worse when it was just a simple, innocent thing? And again, if the police get mad about balloons... I'll probably just go live in the ocean because I'll completely give up on this country's 'protection'. AGAIN, just walk around with a balloon! Don't yell, don't have signs. Just the balloon. Who could get mad at that? Heck, give it to 5 year olds! If they beat them up.. Boy, do theyyyyyy have a problem on their hands.