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Some initial, unorganized,

Some initial, unorganized, thoughts on that:

Not to speak for everyone, but if Anarchists organize events where they might be engaging in property destruction (etc.) then they generally try to adhere to the St. Paul principles, which are:

1. our solidarity will be based on respect for a diversity of tactics and the
plans of other groups.
2. the actions and tactics used will be organized to maintain a separation of
time or space.
3. any debates or criticisms will stay internal to the movement, avoiding any
public or media denunciations of fellow activists and events.
4. we oppose any state repression of dissent, including surveillance,
infiltration, disruption and violence. we agree not to assist law enforcement
actions against activists and others.

Time and space play a huge factor in this. Is the event pretty much over? Have the cops gotten bored or angry & shut the original demonstration down? Is there a separate demonstration or event happening near by that the "peaceful" organizer feels entitled to? Did the original non-violent rally turn into a march later on, becoming its' own different event?

And it also probably depends on the general atmosphere/tone of the demonstration, which the hypothetical organizer has no control over. People are going to show up however their feeling that day & there's nothing anyone can do about that. If a lot of people there are feeling rowdy already, are extremely upset, don't care about that organizers motivations because they have their own ideas for how they want to act & then decide to start getting fierce against oppression, then sure, why not help (not provoke) those people? That organizer doesn't get to control peoples outrage if it happens to boil over at an event they helped put together. Just because that organizer had planned a demo in front of a police station or wherever, doesn't mean they get to decide for everyone who shows up to that police station (or wherever) with their own motivations on how to act.

For example, most of the riots in Ferguson, surrounding the death of Mike Brown, started out as "peaceful protests/rallies", but when more people showed up, the crowds' mood tonally shifted & people started to fight back. When that happens it seems more authoritarian to try to stop people from acting on what they feel just because the organizers original intent.

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