May I suggest, that if the police fail to repress you folks to your liking, that you smash windows, turn over cars, block traffic, invade hotels and meeting rooms, and throw things at the police? Rocks and chunks of concrete are almost always available in urban settings, but a sharpened skillsaw blade makes a very nice anti-war frisbee. Then when the police respond, you can relish your self-fulfilling prophesy about being repressed. Blame the police for starting the violence, or blame agent provocateurs.

People with the strongest throwing arms should stay in the back of the crowd, and make sure there's a phalanx of "peaceful protesters" in the front lines to block the police from getting to the designated berzerkers.

And remember, if you haven't done anything overtly violent in the four seconds before the police release the tear gas, then you're a "peaceful protester." Even if you're screaming obscenities at the "jack-booted thugs," you're still a peaceful protester, because you're just exercising your right to free speech.

Don't forget to bring small children with you, especially if you plan to riot. They make an excellent shield against streams of pepper spray. And afterward you can show your crying baby to the news media and say, (now repeat after me) "I only wanted my child to see how free people voice their opinions in America, and for that the police tortured her."

The NYPD doesn't want you to protest? I wonder why. Do you think it has anything to do with your opinion or your message? Hell it does. If you really want peace, I challenge you to keep your protests consistent with your message. If you want to lecture people on how to be peaceful then demonstrate peacefully. I've seen it done, unfortunately on rare occasions.

If you can have these protests without getting violent, then God bless you all.