Special thanks to Erik for bringing this to my attention!
Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupations
http://www.portlandoccupier.org/2011/12/15/occupy-portland-outsmarts-police-creating-blueprint-for-other-occupations/
Really interesting idea, so what that it was discovered accidentally! I guess this would be protest judo, use the enemy’s strengths against them. I particularly like that the tactic actually relies on the headless-ness of the organization and its lack of specific desire; how can the cops possibly block such an amorphous blob without resorting to excessive force (not that that has kept them from doing so, see Busted for Tweeting). I am still skeptical that they can make a difference, but as long as they are able to stay in the news in a positive way, I am all for it.
