So anything OWS does is right and everything police do is wrong

[nobodyspecial]

102. I agree

And tell me exactly how what happened last night that furthered the goal?

I've taken part in many peaceful protests. However, I did not come armed with shields and gas masks and cover my face. I did not scream and taunt cops in an effort to get them to react. I did not throw rocks. I did not destroy property. The Constitution allows the right to assemble. It does not guarantee the right to set up semi-permanent encampments wherever you want or occupy private buildings or make a mess in city hall or steal flags and burn them. (They need to bring their own flags.)

Contrast this with the success of the civil rights movement. The protesters were peaceful and came unarmed. When action was taken against them, the brutality was evident. To many Americans watching those scenes, the cops were responding to aggression and provocation and simply enforcing laws. How does that gain support? How does that further our goals?