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Bernardo de La Paz

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11. Sitting down in a crowd is very VULNERABLE to INJURY. Crowd can surge if police charge or crowd panics

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Thu Jun 12, 2025, 07:33 AM

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You could be run over and trampled to death or serious injury.

If there is any violence from anybody, leave the area. Be situationally aware. If the crowd gets too dense, move to the edges.

If there are provocateurs, leave the area. That exposes them even better than sitting down. It makes it easier for the police to arrest them than when people are sitting down in the way.

BE SAFE! Don't sit down in crowds.

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If you're going...this needs to go viral. [View all] 634-5789 Thursday OP

Caveat: DO NOT SIT DOWN IF TEAR GAS IS DEPLOYED. littlemissmartypants Thursday #1

Thank you for the info Raven123 Thursday #3

This is terrible advice and people need to stop spreading it. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #2

Why? Raven123 Thursday #4

If things are starting to get rowdy, you're stuck on the ground while other people are running. Sitting and being WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #5

Correct. Leaving the area exposes the provocateurs even better and gets out of the way of police arresting them Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #13

Thanks Raven123 Thursday #15

Crowd surges can be deadly if you are sitting down. You can be trampled to death. Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #12

I agree. Protesters need to follow the guidelines of the organizations... littlemissmartypants Thursday #6

thank you! et tu Thursday #7

❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #18

Also, FWIW, that's a photo from Germany in 2015. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #8

Post removed Post removed Thursday #9

Just wondering bdamomma Thursday #10

Sitting down in a crowd is very VULNERABLE to INJURY. Crowd can surge if police charge or crowd panics Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #11

We have been told to turn our backs, murielm99 Thursday #14

Please DO NOT sit down.... Happy Hoosier Thursday #16

typical shit advice from the grifters and fake news pushers (plus Mitch McConnell supporters) at Occupy Democrats Celerity Thursday #17

❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #19

Wouldn't it be better to chant something anti-violence? scipan Thursday #20

Sign up for 2 very Important Indivisible calls happening today in prep for No Kings protests-they cover safety Amaryllis Thursday #21