Forum Post: How to fight riot cops *LEGALLY*
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 23, 2011, 7:02 p.m. EST by corsair130
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I am nowhere near a single occupy site, but after seeing a ton of videos I began thinking that there had to be a way to legally fight the riot police and police brutality in general. Here's my idea. It might be stupid, or it might be genius, I'm not sure.
Occupy protesters need to arm themselves with cans of shave gel. Tons and tons of cans of shave gel. I'm talking everyone at the site has two or three cans on them.
When riot cops decide to move on protesters to evict them from a certain area or try to force everyone to move, everyone should simply spray the ground between them and the riot police. If hundreds and hundreds of people coat the ground between them and the riot police, I envision the riot police having a terribly hard time getting anything done.
Even if it wasn't a really great deterrent to keep the riot cops at bay, I think the videos coming from the protests would be a helluva lot better. What would be better than riot cops covered in foamy suds?
Just a thought.
If a cop got injured slipping or something, anyone arrested would be charged with obstruction and assaulting a police officer... Dumb, I know! I was thinking the same thing though, but with laundry detergent... On pavement, that stuff is slipperier than freshly zambonied ice!
Super soakers filled with laundry detergent + hundreds of people with shaving cream = the winning formula. The police would try to spin it though. Act as if protesters were using chemical warfare against law enforcment.
Tiny marbles. Thousands of them. http://occupywallst.org/forum/a-communal-study-of-non-violent-tactics-to-escape-/
Like the parade scene in Animal House.
Litigators and Lawsuits. Which municipality could possibly withstand repetitive assaults upon the coffers. Settlements would finance even further protests.. etc. etc. etc.
I would love to see this.
maybe a 10mw laser pointer? Getting those in the eye SUCK! Imagine getting 1000 in the eye.
Is this meant to be a joke?
I don't know, but I was seriously serious about my idea.
I'm sure it's littering, creating a public nuisance, and breaking six other laws. The creativity of it is enticing, though.
Bah! Rules and laws. We are anarchists. We have no rules nor laws.
I think it could get you arrested if any got on the officer. I knew a lady who spit on another lady and was arrested for terroristic threat which is a class A misdemeanor. I know spit is different than shaving cream but they can get pretty inventive with with the wording of a charge. They may come off with they thought it was poison or some other stupid crap.
Here's an idea. Maybe we should wear shittons of clothing and jackets to the point of being like the Michelin man. How can they beat us if their batons bounce off? How can they handcuff us if our arms cant even reach each other? Just an idea...
Silly string and party hats! That would make an excellent utube video
Law enforcement couldn't complain about sanitation. The shave gel would probably do a great job of cleaning the pavement and sidewalk.
It certainly would make for some very funny video! But I'm sure that there would be some way it would come back and bite the protesters in the backside.... but maybe there's a way around that too! :)
Could be a new relity show, put it on an underground station like how Waynes world was.
I don't think it would need to go underground! I'll wager it would be the most popular video on YouTube!!!
Especially with winter coming up. Law enforcement wouldn't even be able to stand up.
lol I don't think it would work but i got a laugh out of it. I know a few things that would work but they are all highly toxic.
Well, as long as the resulting videos produce greater mirth for you, I guess that's what's important. . . .
Or how about just a shitload of banana peels?
Joking aside, if enough people did it, it could possibly be a solid deterrent against riot police. I'm joking about the videos.
I'm not against the idea of violence-minded people falling in a pile like Keystone Pratfalls Galore, I'm just not sure how that would work without creating more problems for the protestors, ultimately.
Believe me, ever since I was arrested years ago by three thugs who told me I was breaking the law by rescuing books from a trash can (!) ...I haven't had many nice thoughts about the boys in blue.
I feel ya. I don't trust law enforcement at all. I was arrested three years ago for swearing in public. I wasn't shouting or doing anything obscene. Said something under my breath, a cop heard it and put me in handcuffs. Land of the free they say.
Huh. Well, as they say, bacon has high levels of nitrates that may cause nausea, migraines, and cancer. Best to stay away from the stuff!
Why would you fight them?
Assaulting a cop will not bode well for you , neither will resisitng arrest.
I was also shocked by the level of police brutality. It's clear that they have been training for such a confrontation since 9-11. They could not wait to put on their Star Wars battle gear and try out their new toy weapons. But the officer who pepper sprayed the students at UC Davis at point blank range seemed to be performing for the cameras. That was more than I could stand.
Wear motorcycle helmets like an astronaut or Nascar driver to prevent pepper spray from getting in your face.
Carry powerful strobe lights to temporarily blind your attackers.
You can also fire back with commercially available "ultrasonic level sensors" that will make a loud clicking noise inside your attacker's head, causing distraction but doing no permanent damage. You can try it on yourself to see what I mean.
rubber rain suits, rubber boots, rubber hats, rubber gloves, rubber sheilds, Hey the fix is RUBBERS
You can wear rubber all day long, you'd still slip and fall on your ass.
That's actually an excellent idea that would make a great point. Imagine watching riot cops going after people in rubber children protective gear on the news. It would create a strong imagery, and I believe could get many Americans to side with the movement. Taking the seriousness out of these confrontations could be an excellent tactic indeed. Definitely worth thinking about.
Military training put on a poncho with a hood and put on a gas mask.
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For what it's worth, here was my idea: http://occupywallst.org/forum/a-communal-study-of-non-violent-tactics-to-escape-/
The single biggest weakness of riot police is their limited vision. Their helmets completely eradicate their peripheral vision and their plastic screen impairs their sight.
Let's combine all these ideas. Michilen man and everything. Cops won't know what the f*ck to do.
MIchelin Man protective outfits would be awesome!!!