[lbo-talk] madness in Oakland

[Carrol Cox]

The police do not make these decisons; they are made by higher-ups. The 
Police carry them out with delight, but they are only carrying out 
decisions made elsewhere, by civilian authorities.

I don't think you can assume Baltimore and Oakland were "coordinated," 
but if they were, then someone in Washington,D.C. made the decision

Carrol

On 10/26/2011 12:54 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:


> Even Forbes gets it:
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> "How Not to Respond to a Peaceful Protest" by E.D. Kain for Forbes
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> http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/10/26/how-not-to-respond-to-a-peaceful-protest/
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> Excerpt:
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> "The cops in Oakland, CA must be insane or stupid or both. Their response to Occupy Oakland was so over the top it’s staggering. Tear gas, riot gear, flashbombs. Hundreds of armored police descended on the peaceful encampment."
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> Joanna
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