How To Not Get Arrested At A Riot/Protest

Face it, sometime or another the thrill of a riot will overcome you and you will be among a group of people running around getting tear gassed. Being arrested sucks ( a lot). so it would be best to stay out of jail. This instructable tries to help make that happen from personal experience.

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU GETTING ARRESTED! IF YOU NEVER WANT TO RISK ARREST, DON'T GO OUTSIDE, EVER!!!!

ALSO I AM NOT ADVOCATING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY!

Step 1 Dress For Success

The first thing to worry about is what to wear. This depends on the kind of event. If it's a mass anarchist demonstration, it might be best to wear black bloc to blend in. Other times whatever goes. I have found that dressing like yuppie/tourist is the best. In San Francsico, people are targeted and detained for just showing up to a protest wearing black. Yuppie bloc is a way to remain invisible while the police are looking for people to pick out. The more you look like a cop the better!

If you are doing anything that might be illegal be sure to dress is a way that does not reveal your identity. sunglasses and a mask work wonders. after an action be sure to ditch clothing people might recognize.

If you can manage it having multiple outfits can help

Yuppie gear essentials
-polo shirt
-khakis
-sunglasses
-baseball cap
-goatee and short hair for men, moderate hair for girls
-nice shoes
-backpack

Comments

[Wolf Seril]

If you never go outside ever you will probably be arrested for not showing up for jury duty.

[The Dark Lord]

Hahahahahahahahaha!

[Foehammer358]

lol!

[Blacksmith Spader]

It would appear to me that the best way to get out of something in a hurry would be to bring a few smoke grenades like you would use in airsoft. Pop a few in a different direction to distract, throw one at your feet and then start to parkour your butt out of there. The chances of police using Infrared are barely even worth consideration.

[ilpug]

That sounds good in a movie script, but is a terrible idea in practice. Use of smoke grenades by protesters is classified as an aggressive act, giving the police the right to go in and whoop your ass. Batons hurt.

[LostLegion]

This could've been handy for the people at the London Riots :D

[mossDboss]

And make sure you have a lawyer before you go riot

[Rock Soldier]

That would be a very good idea.

[jerkey]

thank you so much for making an instructable about this. people should really read this, especially people who have been to one or two protests and expect to go to more. There is a lot to learn and it is great to have an opportunity to learn it the easy way, i.e. reading this instructable.

[keng]

don't taz me bro!

[jakee117]

lol taz was my grandma's dog's name.

[TheWelfareWarrior]

you could always make bombs in your basement or some other illegal in-home activity. Also, watch you spelling and punctuation.

[mossDboss]

Oh and by far the best instructable to grace instructables.

[Father Christmas]

i always thought a good majority of this information was common sense(not so common i guess). never woudl have thought about clothing choice though. my style is a perfect blend of the general public who are normally the ones protesting :D