re: #359 Abu Lahab

That’s disgusting stuff. So this is not counted as vandalism? You Can’t complain about it?

it doesn’t count as vandalism, but if the messages are considered threatening, there can be charges against the protesters. Problem is, the “flash mobs” who do this usually do it at night, so the messages aren’t discovered until the next morning — hence, no one knows exactly who is responsible.

They organize the events on Indybay and craigslist. Someone sets up a throwaway email address using free wi-fi somewhere so their location can’t be traced, then post an announcement of the protest, but don’t say the time or location. You have to email this address and say why you want to participate, and if they think you’ve passed the ideological test, at a certain prearranged moment they’ll mass-email out the time and location for everyone to gather, chalk in hand.

They know the Feds are watching them, so they’re very paranoid.