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,! DU/ HAS SETTL$3 A TOTAL ( #aic >RE/S TOOK PLACE DUR+ ! ,G#b--A GREAT NUMB] ( ?OSE BE+ R&OM BY/&]S4 #ag PEOPLE FACE FELONIES2 ONE Y\NG P]SON IS BE+ ABSURDLY SCAPEGOAT$ = @s#b1"4 ( DAMAGE1 :ILE TWO ALLEG$ P>TICIPANTS 9 ! COMMS GR\P >E BE+ *>G$ ) 0H9D]+ APPREH5SION OR PROSECUTION1 CRIM9AL USE ( A COMMUNICATION FACILITY1 & POSSESS+ AN 9/RUM5T ( CRIME10 PRESUMABLY 9 HOPES ( SETT+ A PREC$5T TO SUPPRESS ! USE ( COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGY TO KEEP DEMON/RATORS SAFE 9 ! FUTURE4 

,9DE$1 SEV]AL PEOPLE HAVE BE5 *>G$ ) 0H9D]+ APPREH5SION10 :I* IS A NEW ONE TO US H]E4 ,IT S\NDS MORE LIKE AN EXI/5TIAL CONDITION ?AN A CRIME--PICTURE ,WOODY ,ALL5 9 SOME SEX F>CE1 AWKW>DLY EXPLA9+ TO HIS MO!R ?AT HE'S BE5 SUFF]+ FROM H9D]+ APPREH5SION6 

,?IS REPORT FOCUSES ON ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY EV5+1 :5 POLICE & ,NATIONAL ,GU>DSM5 GRATUIT\SLY ATTACK$ /UD5TS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,PITTSBUR<4 

,WE'VE RETREAT$ TO A BACK /REET2 A CACOPHONY ( SIR5S1 GUN%OTS1 & EXPLOSIONS E*OES (F ! WALLS AHEAD ( US4 ,) \R EXP]I5CE1 ?IS ISN'T EXACTLY FRI<T5+--IT ALL SEEMS TO BE HAPP5+ 9 SL[ MOTION2 BUT ! IRRATIONALITY ( ! AU?ORITIES' BEHAVIOR IS UNSETTL+4 ,A TREM5D\S CL\D ( :ITE SMOKE IS FILL+ ! AIR ABOVE ! RO( ( ! DORMITORY1 & A FAMILI> ACRID SC5T IS BEG9N+ TO M+LE ) ! SWEET /5* ( TE> GAS3 IS SOME?+ ON FIRE8 ,TWO MORE TE> GAS CANI/]S SO> HI< 9TO ! NI<T SKY1 TRAILS ( POISON BILL[+ BEH9D !M1 & L& ON ! SAME RO(4 ,IT'S LIKE ! ,F\R? ( ,JULY1 ONLY ) CRY+1 BLE$+ COLLEGE /UD5TS FLEE+ B5EA? ! FIREWORKS4 

,ACCORD+ TO REPORTS1 ! AU?ORITIES ASSEMBL$ A =CE ( NE>LY #e = ! ,G#b1 9CLUD+ #be ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TROOPS1 #ab /ATE TROOP]S1 #hge ,PITTSBUR< CITY POLICE1 & SMALL GR\PS FROM O!R AG5CIES4 ,IT'S A POT5TIALLY SIGNIFICANT PREC$5T ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D COMPRIS$ MORE ?AN HALF ( ! TOTAL =CE2 IT MAY PO9T TO GREAT] MILIT>Y 9VOLVEM5T 9 DOME/IC POLIC+ 9 ! FUTURE4 ,IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT ! ORIG9AL PLAN HAD BE5 TO UTILIZE MORE POLICE & FEW] ,NATIONAL ,GU>D1 BUT IT APPE>S ?AT ONLY ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D WAS AVAILABLE--ONE MORE SIGN ( OV]EXT5SION AMONG \R FOES4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,C9DY ,%EEHAN & O!RS1 ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TROOPS 9 ,PITTSBUR< HAD REC5TLY RETURN$ FROM DUTY 9 ,IRAQ4 ,?IS MAY EXPLA9 !IR BEHAVIOR ! NI<T ( ,FRIDAY1 ,SEPTEMB] #b#e1 :5 !Y PO9TLESSLY BRUTALIZ$ A GA!R+ ( /UD5TS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,PITTSBUR< 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL&4 

,E>LI] ?AT DAY1 A FLI] HAD CIRCULAT$ READ+ 0,GO ,PITT2 ,FUCK ! ,POLICE2 #a P4M41 ,S*5LEY ,PLAZA10 ! LOCATION ( ! PREVI\S NI<T'S /&(F BETWE5 POLICE & /UD5TS4 ,BY T5 O'CLOCK1 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE HAD GA!R$ 9 & >\ND ! PLAZA4 ,A SMALL M9ORITY W]E AV[$ AN>*I/S2 P]HAPS A GREAT] PROPORTION HAD P>TICIPAT$ SOMEH[ 9 ! PREVI\S DAY'S EV5TS1 BUT ! VA/ MAJORITY APPE>$ SIMPLY TO BE CURI\S /UD5TS4 

,! UNIV]SITY HAD /]NLY 9/RUCT$ /UD5TS TO /AY AWAY FROM ,S*5LEY ,PLAZA ?AT NI<T1 BUT ?IS BACKFIR$1 MAK+ ! ,PLAZA IRRESI/IBLE4 ,POLICE & ,NATIONAL ,GU>D W]E ALREADY PRES5T 9 ! >EA 9 TREM5D\S =CE1 P>AD+ 9 FULL RIOT GE>4 ,HELICOPT]S COMB+ ! GR\ND ) SE>*LI<TS 9T5SIFI$ ! ATMOSPH]E ( MILIT>Y OCCUPATION4 

,NO PROTE/ 5SU$3 NO M>*1 NO BANN]S1 NO *ANTS1 NO CONFRONTATIONS OR PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,ALL ! SAME1 ! POLICE SOON =CIBLY CLE>$ ! SQU>E4 ,NOT CONT5T ) ?IS1 !Y !N BEGAN TO %OOT TE> GAS CANI/]S AT SPECTATORS ON ! SIDEWALK ACROSS ! /REET4 ,EV5TUALLY1 !Y ADVANC$ FUR!R1 %OOT+ TE> GAS & PROJECTILES AT HAPLESS1 FLEE+ ONLOOK]S & BEAT+ & >RE/+ ANYONE !Y C\LD CAT*4 ,?IS CONT9U$ = H\RS2 9 ! 5D1 #aa PEOPLE W]E >RE/$1 MO/LY PASS]SBY & M$ICS :O /AY$ BEH9D TO TREAT ! 9JUR$4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D PACIFI$ ,OAKL& ! SAME WAY !Y PACIFI$ NEI<BORHOODS 9 ,IRAQ4 

,DESPITE YE>S ( POLICE BRUTALITY & 0,BR+ ! ,W> ,HOME0 RHETORIC1 WITNESS+ ?IS WAS D[NRI<T DUMBF\ND+4 ,AN>*I/S ALWAYS DECRY POLICE REPRESSION1 >GU+ ?AT EV]Y USE ( CO]CIVE AU?ORITY IS ILLEGITIMATE4 ,BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E H[ EV5 A /ATI/ CONS]VATIVE C\LD JU/IFY ?IS P>TICUL> EX]CISE ( REPRESSIVE =CE2 !RE WAS NO RESI/ANCE TO REPRESS4 ,! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY NI<T %[ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES CAN PRODUCE A 0RIOT0 SIMPLY BY ORD]+ PEOPLE NOT TO DO SOME?+ ?AT !Y DON'T EV5 REALIZE !Y >E DO+2 ?IS IS ! HEAVY-H&$ /UPIDITY ?AT HELP$ G5]ATE ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE4 

,NO \TRAGE WAS CAPABLE ( IGNIT+ RESI/ANCE AMONG ! /UD5TS1 H[EV]4 ,! FLI] HAD CA/ !M AS ! PROTAGONI/S 9 A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! POLICE2 SOME RADICALS CAME HOP+ TO SUPPORT !M 9 ?IS CONFLICT1 !IR HOPES BUOY$ BY ! CLA%ES ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE ON ! SAME T]RA9 ! PREVI\S EV5+4 ,BUT ! /UD5TS REFUS$ TO SEE !MSELVES AS PROTAGONI/S2 DESPITE #cf H\RS ( O!R Y\NG PEOPLE 9 HOOD$ SWEAT%IRTS CONFRONT+ ! POLICE1 !Y /ILL SAW !MSELVES AS 9]T & HELPLESS4 ,?IS UND]SCORES ! FOOLI%NESS ( P9N+ ONE'S HOPES ON ANO!R DEMOGRAPHIC AS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT4 ,9/EAD ( WAIT+ = O!RS TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE1 ?OSE :O WI% TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?IS SOCIETY MU/ CA/ !MSELVES AS PROTAGONI/S 9 ?AT /RUGGLE & F9D COMMON CAUSE ) ALL :O JO9 94 

,SOME AN>*I/S TOOK ! DIM VIEW ?AT ! /UD5TS W]E C>RY+ !IR APA?Y TO A SADOMASO*I/IC EXTREME1 P>ADOXICALLY ASS]T+ !IR RI<T TO BE SPECTATORS ( !IR [N REPRESSION3 0,:Y >E Y\ TE>-GASS+ US8 ,WE HAVE ! RI<T TO BE H]E WAT*+ Y\ TE>-GAS US60 ,CONV]SELY1 ONE MI<T >GUE ?AT1 BY BE+ PRES5T 9 DEFIANCE ( ! DECREES & ?REATS ( ! UNIV]SITY1 ! /UD5TS W]E ALREADY *ALL5G+ !IR SOCIAL ROLES--P]HAPS MORE SO ?AN ! AN>*I/S :O W]E JU/ !RE TO DO :AT AN>*I/S ALWAYS DO4 ,9 ?AT LI<T1 SIMPLY 9 COM+ \T1 ! /UD5TS W]E PROTE/]S3 NOT POLITICIZ$ PROTE/]S LIKE ?OSE :O ELABORAT$ !IR CRITIQUES ( ! POLICIES ( ! ,G#b 9TO 9DYM$IA CAM]AS1 BUT PROTE/]S ALL ! SAME AGA9/ ! AU?ORITY ( ! S*OOL ADM9I/RATION & ! T$IUM ( COLLEGE LIFE4 

,= !IR P>T1 ?\< !Y SET \T TO BREAK UP A PRESUM$ PROTE/1 ! POLICE HAD NO ME?OD BY :I* TO ID5TIFY PROTE/]S4 ,!Y BEGAN BY ?REAT5+ EV]YONE2 ?OSE :O DID NOT IMM$IATELY FLEE !Y ASSUM$ TO BE PROTE/]S4 ,!Y TE>-GASS$ EV]YONE2 ?OSE :O COV]$ !IR FACES W]E OBVI\SLY PROTE/]S4 ,AS !Y CLAIM$ T]RITORY BLOCK BY BLOCK1 !Y %OT PROJECTILES AT ANYONE 9 VIEW2 ?OSE !Y /RUCK W]E M>K$ AS PROTE/]S BY !IR [N BLOOD4 ,!Y *>G$ ANYONE :O REMA9$ ON ! /REET2 ?OSE :O RAN AWAY W]E PROTE/]S1 & W]E *AS$1 TACKL$1 & BEAT5 ACCORD+LY4 

,AT ONE PO9T1 WORD W5T \T ?AT ! POLICE W]E AB\T TO RAID ! DORMITORY T[]S 9 SE>* ( PROTE/]S4 ,HAD ?IS OCCURR$1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A BLOODBA?4 ,ALL ?IS ILLU/RATES H[ ?OSE S]V+ AU?ORIT>IAN P[] CAN ONLY SEE--& ?US PRODUCE--5EMIES EV]Y:]E !Y LOOK4 ,CO]CIVE =CE CAN NEV] RESOLVE CONFLICT1 ONLY 9T5SIFY IT4 

,FOLL[+ ,?URSDAY'S CLA%ES1 IT TURN$ \T ?AT A M]E FLI] SUFFIC$ TO PROVOKE A FULL-SCALE POLICE /ATE4 ,ONCE AGA91 ! APP>ATUS ( REPRESSION CAUSES A GREAT DEAL MORE DISRUPTION ?AN ! PROTE/S TO :I* IT RESPONDS3 ! T9Y /+ ( ! AN>*I/ MOSQUITO PROVOKES AN 9T5SE ALL]GIC REACTION ?AT CAN BE DISPROPORTIONATELY CO/LY = ! /ATE4 ,9 SOME WAYS1 ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY NI<T W]E /RATEGICALLY =TUIT\S = AN>*I/S3 ! POLICE DISCR$IT$ !MSELVES1 & ?IS IS B\ND TO HELP ! CASES ( ?OSE :O W]E >RE/$ ON ,?URSDAY4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT'S POSSIBLE TO BE OV]LY OPTIMI/IC AB\T ?IS4 ,MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! VIOL5CE 9H]5T 9 /ATE P[] DON'T NECESS>ILY P]SUADE PEOPLE ( ! POSSIBILITY OR VALUE ( ! AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE4 ,! POLICE DIDN'T W9 ANY NEW FRI5DS ,FRIDAY NI<T1 BUT NO?+ EMP[]+ OCCURR$ EI!R4 ,IT WILL TAKE MON?S ( S]I\S FOLL[-UP WORK FROM ,PITTSBUR< LOCALS IF ! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #be >E TO ATTRACT NEW PEOPLE TO ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /RUGGLE4 

,9 ?IS REG>D1 ! 9VISIBILITY--D>E WE SAY ! MY?OLOGICAL *>ACT]--( ACTUAL AN>*I/S ,FRIDAY NI<T WAS A LOSS ( GR\ND4 ,AN>*I/S W]E AT ONCE EV]Y:]E & NO:]E4 ,EV]Y:]E--OR ELSE :Y W]E ! POLICE ATTACK+ EV]YONE8--YET NO:]E1 9 ?AT !RE WAS NO EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ PRES5CE4 ,?IS 9DET]M9ACY IMPLIES A TREM5D\S POT5TIAL--,>E ?OSE PEOPLE OV] !RE AN>*I/S8 ,MI<T ,I BE ONE1 MYSELF8--BUT USUALLY 5DS UP S]V+ ! 9T]E/S ( ! /ATE4 ,AS ! UND]DOGS1 AN>*I/S G5]ALLY HAVE TO /AY 9 ! %AD[S = SECURITY REASONS2 WE CAN H>DLY SPEAK HONE/LY AB\T \R 9T5TIONS 9 \R [N SPOKESC\NCILS1 LET ALONE TO ! PUBLIC AT L>GE4 ,WE REMA9 UTOPIAN <O/S1 %AD[S PURSU+ SOME?+ O!RWORLDLY1 :ILE ! POLICE PROVE AGA9 & AGA9 ?AT !Y >E ! ONLY REALITY1 WRIT+ ?IS ON ! SK9 ( CIVILIANS 9 A ,MORSE CODE ( RUBB] BULLETS :5 NE$ BE4 

,?IS IS :Y MOM5TS ( VISIBILITY & TOGE!RNESS LIKE ?OSE WE EXP]I5C$ ,?URSDAY AFT]NOON >E SO IMPORTANT4 ,:5 5\< ( US JO9 9 ACTION1 WE >E NO LONG] ISOLAT$ LUNATICS PURSU+ WILL-O'-!-WISPS2 BR\<T 9TO REALITY1 \R DISSID5T DESIRES >E LEGITIMIZ$ 9 A SU* A WAY ?AT WE CAN F9ALLY BELIEVE 9 !M1 SO ?AT O!RS WILL BE ABLE TO AS WELL4 ,SUDD5LY1 FI<T+ CAPITALISM IS MORE REALI/IC ?AN KNUCKL+ UND] TO IT4 ,NO?+ MAKES MORE S5SE ?AN PULL+ MASKS OV] \R FACES1 L9K+ >MS1 & *>G+ \R OPPRESSORS4 ,DUMP/]S CEASE TO BE ORGANS ( D5IAL AB\T ! WA/EFULNESS ( \R CIVILIZATION & BECOME MOBILE B>RICADES2 CORPORATE W9D[S CEASE TO DISPLAY M]*&ISE & S+ 9/EAD ! UPRO> ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,! WORLD ITSELF BECOMES SOME?+ DIFF]5T4 

,N[ ?AT ! ,G#b PROTE/S >E OV]1 LET US NOT RETREAT 9TO OBSCURITY1 BUT LAY ! GR\NDWORK = O!R BATTLES 9 :I* WE CAN GIVE \R DREAMS FLE% TOGE!R4 

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