Protesters or Undercover Cops?

[Eric J in MN]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_convention_protests

Members of the Connecticut delegation said they were attacked by protesters when they got off their bus near the Xcel Center, KMSP-TV reported. Delegate Rob Simmons told the station that a group of protesters came toward his delegation and tried to rip the credentials off their necks and sprayed them with a toxic substance that burned their eyes and stained their clothes.

One 80-year-old member of the delegation had to be treated for injuries, and several other delegates had to rinse their eyes and clothing, the station reported.

Undercover cops would be a lot more likely to have pepper spray.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. At this point, nothing would surprise me.

[TexasObserver]

2. Assuming violent "protesters" are agents provocateur is a safe bet.

[DCKit]

6. Why else would they be confiscating or smashing everyone's camera? n/t

[avaistheone1]

8. Yes. that is what happened in the 1960s and 1970s

[Cerridwen]

3. Good question.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x380203

Today's Star Tribune added that the raids were specifically "aided by informants planted in protest groups." Back in May, Marcy Wheeler presciently noted that the Minneapolis Joint Terrorist Task Force -- an inter-agency group of federal, state and local law enforcement led by the FBI -- was actively recruiting Minneapolis residents to serve as plants, to infiltrate "vegan groups" and other left-wing activist groups and report back to the Task Force about what they were doing. There seems to be little doubt that it was this domestic spying by the Federal Government that led to the excessive and truly despicable home assaults by the police yesterday.

[bananas]

4. Conyers should start an investigation. nt

[RC]

5. Yeah, right, that will take care of the problem.

[tuckessee]

7. We need pics or video to have a chance to tell.

Pepper spray is also carried by little old ladies & college girls. It's commonly available over the counter.

[EFerrari]

9. Put dirty tricks past the Bush Justice Department?

I think not.

[conspirator]

10. That's how the elite disrupts the G8 protests. Inflitrate informants and right wing riot starters nt