The question now is what and how can you help to prepare a revolutionary body for self-defense against a well armed and well trained violent body (bodies). Are you ready to pony up the the rail and be the great big sacrifical lamb? I have been in the line watching as the police come at you with their batons, riot shields and pepper spray tanks. It is hard for one person to want to stand against that wave of black and blue riot gear. I have watched as the numbers of Police have been dwarfed by those of the protestors, and still the police have been able to back down and divide an empassioned crowd, by using thug and street psychology. The psychology of posturing and physical escalation. A man is just a man, regardless of the uniform he wears. If you want to triumph over the violence, in a situation where physical endangerment is emminent, and not just engage in symbolic mass arrests; where as evident in philly more physical endangerment occurs. Then you have to be the one who pushes back, that watches and waits for a moment when the police have seperated one protestor from the mass and is attacking and brutalizing his/her rights, and then you have to be willing to quickly organize and liberate. The fact is that at a protest, the disenchanted have the numbers, you have to use that. Use the crowd, disapear amongst the melee and chaos of police brutality. If you want to do it, start out slow.

Non-violence is the key. If you act out violently against the violent police you are only stooping to thier level. Dont fight fire with fire. Dont fight hate with hate. Don't fight violence with violence. All life shares something, dont hurt others even if they are cops. They are people too. If you want to change thier nature, you won't accomplish anything by being violent towards another human. You won't, "teach them a lesson", or ,"put them in thier place". By commiting violence you'll only increase the chance of an innocent person getting hurt.

I know sometimes it can be difficult, especially if you've just had the crap beaten out of you. You'll find though, that through self-disipline and non-violence, that you will find great strength.

If you look into thier hearts and our hearts, you'll find so many comminalitys. The path of rage and violence is really the path of fear and weakness. Give them love not hate.