I wonder what those who commit  property damage think they are accomplishing. They give the TV networks shots they seem to be interested in them.  There was a shot last night with a guy with a cut on his head, blood flowing down into eyes. "If it bleeds, it leads."

Another thing, they allow the media to focus on them, rather than the issues they bring.  In the nuclear disarmament movement we had in Canada a small offshoot of the Committee of 100, who engaged in peaceful civil disobedience. In so doing, we had television shots of the messages on our signs, and those messages had no other media coverage except through peaceful demonstration.  I've seen few shots of messages from these demos. The camera has focussed on people smashing windows, and trying to break through police lines.

 The establishment isn't afraid of getting a few windows smashed. The corporations don't care if some cops have a difficult shift.

The only persons who have accomplished anything in these "hey look at me I'm being kick-ass rebellious" faction of the demos are those cops who infiltrate and play agents provocateurs. They've helped obscure its message.