Yeah Vaylorie.. Nice tiny selection of pictures which is completely unrepresentative of what goes on on a regular basis..
The guys that dusted the window of Wells Fargo during the day were hooligans and vandals, and not at all representative of the movement as a whole. Nobody defends them or those actions. Most people think they were instigators or hired by spooks trying to make the movement look like shit.
We've already caught 3 infiltrators, 2 well known mini-pundits from the extremist right starting shit, and 1 undercover cop who was exposed.
In any case, it was either the unsupported actions of a few individuals (and we have since decided in the GA to support the turning in of hooligans as per the example in Portland), or the concerted actions of an outside group with an opposing agenda.
The night pictures were legitimate black bloc tactics used in the presence of deployed less-lethal weapons (tear gas, flash bangs, "rubber" bullets, pepper spray, batons). The daytime pictures of the vandalism were also representative of black bloc tactics used the night before. Also note that the majority of spray paint had been partially cleaned (and has now been completely cleaned) by Occupy members.
Those two dudes were friends, that's a smile and a victory yell, not a fight.
The kids are kids. Whatever.
The off with their heads sign is hilarious. I have some shots of that guy too. The government has legitimately forgotten why Bastille Day is celebrated in France. We're here to remind them.
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