No offense to your clarifications, but I truly think you weren't at the event being described in this article...

The march last OCTOBER was about 80 folks, with well over half being homeless kids. The amount of liberals or "progressives" in the march really couldn't even be counted on one hand.

Second, what "violence" are you describing? You were upset that folks put stickers of Marvin's face on a cop car and slashed some tires on that car? I don't recall (unfortunately) any police officers being hurt that night...

Have you ever been savagely attacked by the police? Have you had your daily existence marked by police terror? If not, then get off your moral high horse. To in anyway compare the totality of violence that the police inflict and protect with homeless kids redecorating cop cars and pulling trash cans into the street shows how much privilege you have in this society, and how your lifestyle is probably protected by the same cops.

The march this past Saturday that built off the momentum of O22 was even better and more militant. Folks are sick of waiting for some of the mainstream progressive peaceniks to organize around this issue. They want the cops out of their hoods NOW. And these ruptures signify that more than anything.

You also may be thinking of the march that happened this past weekend, especially with the timing of your comment. A great video of that action is available here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PslrrbLMDQY

And I would love to hear you try to offer your peaceful vibes to the cops if they ever do attack you... good luck.