How Not to Respond to a Peaceful Protest [updated with video]

October 26, 2011Erik Kain

If police in Oakland want to inspire more protests and more anger, this is how to go about it. The cops in Oakland, CA must be insane or have very dense people calling the shots. Their response to Occupy Oakland was so over the top it’s staggering. Tear gas, riot gear, flashbombs. Hundreds of armored […]

Erik Kain

Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the editor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.