Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:28:42 -0700
Subject: Re: Violence and support directed at Block Block


On 30 Apr 01, at 6:14, Nicolas . wrote:

> 
> >I'm skeptical about the SalAMI story. They don't like the use of
> >violence, but I really, really doubt that they'd pepper spray anyone.
> >This sounds like a false rumor.
> 
> Nope, sorry, saw it with my own eyes (not that I was there or
> anything) and so did a lot of other people.  The SalAMI "pacifists"
> not only pepper-sprayed one person, but several people (with SalAMI
> stickers) were throwing bottles at people in the black bloc.  Plastic
> bottles, sure, but bottles nonetheless.

Nothing irritates me quite as much as squeamish statists 
pretending to be pacifists. Pacifism is a tough row to hoe, and 
these folks ain't doing it.

> What I have heard, but do not know whether it is just a rumor or true,
> is that some of them took workshops on how to stop property
> destruction and "violence."

Did their workshops include proper responses to being pepper-
sprayed and having junk thrown at you by political rivals at a 
protest march?


Regards,

Kristopher K. Barrett