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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds to me like the original protest (unveiling the banner inside) was planned to be orderly but that the right wing provocateur encouraged other people to rush the doors and force their way inside.

A couple of thoughts:

I don't think the banner droppers should be considered unruly but I do think they should have rethought their strategy.  They would have had a greater impact vigiling outside and leafletting passersby and educating them about the drone exhibit inside.  They were short-sighted in their choices.

I think the right wing provocateur deserves a great deal of blame for the commotion and that his employer should fire him.  He actually mocked the protesters for not wanting to rush the doors!  (Moron.)  However, he also appears to have influenced some others and that is why there needs to be a great deal of training before events like this to maintain nonviolent discipline.  This is also a drawback of an event where everyone is invited to join and demonstrate about whatever they feel is important.  Democracy and inclusion are important but when it comes to this kind of protest there needs to be some form of leadership and discipline.

Last, if it was the security guard who pepper-sprayed the protesters I don't really have a problem with that.  Now the police should have more experience and discipline and be able to avoid it.  If the security guard felt overwhelmed, well of course what else would you expect someone to do who probably in his/her whole career has never dealt with this situation?  At any rate, its' the guy from the American Spectator who caused most of the trouble as far as I can see and he deserves much (but not all) of the blame.

I am sad to see this go down this way. I agree with the banner-dropping folks but I think they should have thought more carefully about whether this was the right approach and should have considered what could go wrong.[/quote]

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