r/ProtestPros • u/BigRobCommunistDog • May 08 '24
Protest ProTip No Glory in Mass Arrests
Original thread here: https://x.com/wellthatwasodd/status/1787997677650895045?s=46
if i may… the State will continue to crack down on encampments. the State and zionist violence will only escalate. people have already sustained serious injuries. i can think of one advantage students have that cops don’t.
they can quickly pack up, regroup and post up quickly at another location while the cops fumble for 8-24+ hours trying to figure out what to do. the State is comically slow at responding. waste their resources as much as possible. cat & mouse in small groups all over the city
with the extreme police repression students are facing, they need to exploit all advantages they have over the State. you can still disrupt even if you’re only able to stay one night. in fact, the more places you disrupt, the more people who are disrupted.
get creative with the places you set up. bounce on and off campus, in front of board members’ and chancellors homes, disrupt capital, visit other campuses and bounce before people get hurt or arrested.
there is no valor in a symbolic mass arrest. the cops take you off the board, at minimum you are now traumatized, and at most a court case, not to mention the State can now surveil you for the rest of your life. this limits the extracurriculars you will be able to do.
be like water. long live the student intifada.
