The person generally has a very twisted perception of what it means to be a warrior. S/he goads others to violent action, for example by telling them they need to be “warriors.” Upon reflection, the illegal actions in question often have no real purpose and will not advance the goals of the group in any meaningful way. S/he advocates for high-risk illegal action to people s/he should not trust, while claiming to understand the importance of security culture. S/he shows signs of lacking ethics and lacking transparency with the rest of the group. S/he posts photos of actions and meetings on social media sites like Facebook, even tagging activists without their permission (in effect, facilitating law enforcement surveillance). S/he photographs actions, meetings, and people that should not be photographed.
S/he likes getting photographed, even when engaged in illegal activity. S/he works to become one of the “faces” of the organization, and clearly wants to be a poster child for the group, attempting to “brand” their identity with the group’s name, imagery, and identity. S/he eagerly takes credit for actions in the media and begins to promote him/herself. 2.ĭespite the misgivings of some members, the individual quickly rises to a leadership position. That should be a deal breaker right off the bat. The most obvious cause for serious concern is when someone shows up in an activist community and they don’t seem to have existed prior to that.
If you wait for all the other signs, it may be too late.
At this point, you need to run a background and criminal check. Their stories about their activist history or life history, don’t ring true. Something feels “off.” Something about them just doesn’t line up. We hope you can learn from the damage that has already been done, so these people can be stopped before they are able to harm you. A group of people who have been directly harmed by informant provocateurs have put together this checklist, drawing on personal experiences as well as those of other activists and information from informant provocateurs who have gone public.
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