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Under pressure to find less harmful means of crowd control, police in Portland, Ore. have begun simply using reverse psychology on unruly protesters. The new technique was tested yesterday at a demonstration against a raid of several cannabis clubs.
"Attention, citizens! Blocking that crowded thoroughfare during rush hour is an excellent way to get your point across," Sergeant Sam Haegan, head of the crowd management task force, shouted through a megaphone. "Kindly continue with your totally not-obnoxious bongo procession. If you need us we'll be over here."
The police then turned their hoses on the baffled protesters and – with their targets bracing for the worst – spritzed them with a gentle mist to make sure no one overheated in the hot sun.
"Total mindfuck," said Haegan. "The kicker was when we handed out comment cards asking how we could improve our service. That's when most of them just gave up."
"Attention, citizens! Blocking that crowded thoroughfare during rush hour is an excellent way to get your point across," Sergeant Sam Haegan, head of the crowd management task force, shouted through a megaphone. "Kindly continue with your totally not-obnoxious bongo procession. If you need us we'll be over here."
The police then turned their hoses on the baffled protesters and – with their targets bracing for the worst – spritzed them with a gentle mist to make sure no one overheated in the hot sun.
"Total mindfuck," said Haegan. "The kicker was when we handed out comment cards asking how we could improve our service. That's when most of them just gave up."
