Political Memes

The first paragraph is great advice.

The second one is such utter hogwash on so many levels it's hard to know where to start.

• Police that are intending to disrupt a protest are planning and organizing in person, not over the radios. That's just stupid.

• Regular police radios are frequently encrypted now. You can be damn sure DHS has been encrypting their radio traffic for decades. I can say, from personal experience, that my small hometown police started encrypting some of their radio traffic at least 40+ years ago.

• Even if it wasn't encrypted, you have to know what frequencies they're using. Scanners only check one frequency at a time for traffic, so it can take several seconds to get through all of them if you have a lot of candidates. This means that you will frequently miss the first part of a transmission, and occasionally miss the entire thing if it's short. Once it detects something on one frequency, it stops there to monitor that frequency for as long as the conversation is going on. This means that you're missing everything happening on all of the other frequencies you have.

• Lastly, RADIO SCANNERS DO NOT TRANSMIT! PERIOD. They are receivers, like the radio in your car that you listen to ~~music~~ local advertisements on.

It's fairly obvious that the person that wrote that has never in their life used a radio scanner and has no idea how they actually work.

Police radio is largely encrypted these days.

Listening is legal, and in may areas they use digital modes(P25) without encryption. However, transmitting on any frequency you are not allowed to will get you in big trouble, and they will probably get help from local amateurs that routinely practice foxhunting.

Amateurs will help, not because they're cops, but because with a flick of of the pen , rules can be chaged to restrict their favorite hobby. Or worse

https://lemmy.world/post/41898188

Most police departments are using encrypted signals now so you can't listen to their radio.

I have been thinking about water balloon based defenses. If you fill them with paint and throw them at someone wearing helmets with clear visors or gas masks they would have to remove them or not be able to see. If you miss there'd still be paint on a person wearing a uniform without any identifying information so it gets easier tracking and identifying who they are on video later.

Be aware that in a few states, including Minnesota, the use of a police scanner during a crime, or to evade law enforcement, can be a crime itself. If they arrest you for committing some crime, then having a scanner will get you another charge.

How to Survive Anti-Police Protests by Shane Burley is an appropriate primer for demo beginner.

The Black Flag Catalyst Revolt Guide by Black Flag Catalyst is a more detailed guide on protest tactics.

If you are interested in studying crowd control tactics in demo. Here are the resources: The Master's Tools and Warrior Crowd Control & Riot Manual

CrimethInc also have extensive resources on demonstration guides:

https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/15/a-demonstrators-guide-to-body-armor-protecting-yourself-against-blows-batons-bullets-and-more

https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/01/a-demonstrators-guide-to-helmets-everything-you-need-to-know

https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a-demonstrators-guide-to-gas-masks-and-goggles-everything-you-need-to-know-to-protect-your-eyes-and-lungs-from-gas-and-projectiles

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-affinity-groups

Indigenous Anarchist Federation also have some extensive guides on PPE and comm

https://iaf-fai.org/2020/10/11/skills-for-revolutionary-survival-5-communications-equipment-for-rebels/

https://iaf-fai.org/2020/08/31/skills-for-revolutionary-survival-1-trauma-medical-gear/

https://iaf-fai.org/2020/08/31/skills-for-revolutionary-survival-2-basic-personal-protective-equipment/

Riot Medicine

https://riotmedicine.net/

Also make sure you do not purchase high powered laser pointers from Alibaba. As those could accidently damage the optical scanners of police drones and robo dogs.

Some other key details:

Definitely don't pour sugary drinks into a gas tank. Or leave drywall screws under the tires of vehicles.

Because a group of masked guys leaving a vehicle unattended does not mean you can just go up to it and do anything bad to it.

it was my understanding that a lot of police agencies moved over to digital/encrypted radio systems precisely because they wanted to avoid scanners.

American protestors? Or our protestors? Why do we care what's legal in America?

Following the jammer talk here and wondering if treating them as disposable changes the game. If its fire and forget and you count it as a loss? Or is it too expensive to abandon like that?

Since it would be a shame, I'll make sure not to do any of that, thanks!