Thanks Artemis. That felt great to be heard.

Thanks Sage. This has been a challenge to keep this thread on track. I find myself being triggered by what feel like personal attacks. I'm not a routine blogger and I'm not used to being flamed like that. I feel that if people knew me, they wouldn't think I've completely lost my marbles. I'm a leade...

I want to state for the record that the views I'm expressing here in no way reflect the views of my camp and despite my role as a member of its leadership team, my views are solely my own.

Thinking about the NARC aspect, what if we set up a soapbox kinda booth near center camp where NARCs could come and publicly confess their coercion with a megaphone. Self-identify themselves and item by item list off what they did (without specifying names, I suppose that becomes a legal matter then...

I like that dragonfly. The NARC photo board. But logisitcally it feels complex i.e. polaroids req'd, having a camera ready when needed, etc. Thanks for your other suggestions, although they don't look too pretty and they seem a little defeatist (A) and resource prohibitive (B and C). There's a cleve...

your hippy dippy yoga yoda mind melt tricks are useless on me, i eat vegans for lunch, and spit msg into my coffee. LOL! That's fucking awesome! You're like a big ol' crusty teddy bear aren't you? The kind of guy that tells you to fuck off while he's taking a bullet for you. And as much as I apprec...

Sigh...

Oh and pleeeeez respect the fact that the purpose of this thread is to discuss ideas of what to DO about the police presence. Somehow we degenerated into the same tired arguments I've read on other posts. If you want to bash druggies, or argue that the LEOs are acceptable, do so on a different threa...

Jeezuz guys... you make it sound like I'm talking about confrontation. I'm not. I'm talking about a little irreverence with a celebratory spirit. You see a cop and you cheer, throw your hands up and make some noize! Blow party noise makers, whoop and holla, and blow whistles if ya got em. This doesn...

What if we started a trend for all citizens to carry whistles, which they blow whenever they see a cop? That way a ring of whistles constantly surrounds the cops wherever they go? Not only would it be effective way of warning folks but it would be fun too! Where else would you ever get to blow a whi...

Spectabillis, I parlayed with you years ago on Tribe discussions. Good to see your texbook tongue is still generous with its raucous rapport. I welcome your input on a similar thread to this one that I began today called "Yes, but what can we DO about the police?".

Unjonharley- we can benefit from your wisdom and experience here bro, I look forward to your positive contributions. How do we shine instead of hide?

I agree with all the good wisdom around "scope before you dope". As a community leader in BRC I'm constantly reminding peeps to use common sense with substance use and keep it as private as possible. So no arguements there and I hope that closes that thread without the need for further discussion on...

In hopes of diverting from the previous post "The Police Can Have BRC" to a more constructive vein, I've started this thread in hopes of generating ideas of influencing the current situation, which I think most would agree feels very oppressive. Let us focus here on what we can DO not merely accepti...