Some common questions in the reblogs/notes:
Q: Why shouldn’t we all say yes? They can’t arrest all of us!
A: They don’t need to arrest all of us. They only need to pick up the easiest victims, and statements like that are valuable “evidence.” Are you the easiest target? Maybe. Maybe not. But it’s definitely someone. A lot of people in social media are literal children, teens, lgbtq, poc, or disabled. Don’t tell them to make themselves targets for “the good of everyone.”
Q: Does it help to lie about fake protests? Like to throw them off the trail/waste their time?
A: No. At best, you are still creating ‘evidence’ against yourself with the added charge of “interfering with police in the course of their duty.”*** At worst, all of that PLUS the people at the fake location will not be prepared to face the sudden invasion. This question highlights a common misinterpretation of Sun Tzu’s precepts of deception:
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
― Sun tzu, The Art of War
This does not necessarily mean “Blatantly lie about where you are.” That can have terrible consequences for innocent victims, not to mention the confusion you risk sowing among your own people (i.e. someone sees your post about a fake protest and actually shows up thinking it’s real, thus making themselves a lone target). Sun Tzu’s statement can have many interpretations depending on the situation; in this situation, appear inactive. Simply refuse to answer the question. It is, as OP stated, bait.
***Relevant side note: if you aren’t using a VPN or end-to-end encryption in your online presence, you need to protect yourself. This is not only relevant purely to police action, it is relevant to everything on the internet that wants to commodity, rob, or otherwise hurt you.
2. VPN comparison (free or paid) by a security expert
3. Personal Cyber Security Checklist
4. Terms of Service, Didn’t Read (an extension to help you deal with shady user agreements)
5. List of Free AND secure email providers (stop using Gmail, stop using Gmail, please stop using Gmail)
6. Have I Been Pwned (check if your email and/or password has been sold on the standard commercial lists sold to businesses, authorities, hackers, literally anyone who is willing to shell out 20 cents for it)
7. List of password managers to help you change all your passwords to high security nonsense without forcing you to remember them all (be wary of any company based in a country in the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, or 14 Eyes coalitions)
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