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Caveat: DO NOT SIT DOWN IF TEAR GAS IS DEPLOYED. littlemissmartypants Jun 12 #1
Thank you for the info Raven123 Jun 12 #3
This is terrible advice and people need to stop spreading it. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 12 #2
Why? Raven123 Jun 12 #4
If things are starting to get rowdy, you're stuck on the ground while other people are running. Sitting and being WhiskeyGrinder Jun 12 #5
Correct. Leaving the area exposes the provocateurs even better and gets out of the way of police arresting them Bernardo de La Paz Jun 12 #13
Thanks Raven123 Jun 12 #15
Crowd surges can be deadly if you are sitting down. You can be trampled to death. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 12 #12
I agree. Protesters need to follow the guidelines of the organizations... littlemissmartypants Jun 12 #6
thank you! et tu Jun 12 #7
❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 12 #18
Also, FWIW, that's a photo from Germany in 2015. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 12 #8
Post removed Post removed Jun 12 #9
Just wondering bdamomma Jun 12 #10
Sitting down in a crowd is very VULNERABLE to INJURY. Crowd can surge if police charge or crowd panics Bernardo de La Paz Jun 12 #11
We have been told to turn our backs, murielm99 Jun 12 #14
Please DO NOT sit down.... Happy Hoosier Jun 12 #16
typical shit advice from the grifters and fake news pushers (plus Mitch McConnell supporters) at Occupy Democrats Celerity Jun 12 #17
❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 12 #19
Wouldn't it be better to chant something anti-violence? scipan Jun 12 #20
Sign up for 2 very Important Indivisible calls happening today in prep for No Kings protests-they cover safety Amaryllis Jun 12 #21
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