by Sue Basko
The Top 3 Ways to Get Arrested at an Occupation Protest are:
1) Being in a park after closing time.
2) Camping where camping is illegal.
3) Not following reasonable orders or instructions from the police.
Better Planning for Your Protest: Plan your protest so it does not involve being in a park after closing or does not involve camping illegally. If you hope to do those things, try to get cooperation from your town or city. Some municipalities have been very cooperative. For ideas on how to plan your protest, see these posts:
Occupy Protests and the First Amendment
Where You Can Protest in Chicago and How
25 Ways to Occupy Without Camping
Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions on Peaceable Assembly
Oakland Police Department Crowd Dispersal Policy
Anonymous vs PERF
Agents Provocateurs: What and Who They Are
Undercover Cops at Occupy Protests
FBI Infiltrators in Protest Groups
Where You Can Protest in Chicago and How
25 Ways to Occupy Without Camping
Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions on Peaceable Assembly
Oakland Police Department Crowd Dispersal Policy
Anonymous vs PERF
Agents Provocateurs: What and Who They Are
Undercover Cops at Occupy Protests
FBI Infiltrators in Protest Groups
what to do if arrested at a protest
