As an old and active organizer of demonstrations against the Vietnam War, a “Security Marshall“ at quite a few of them, a participant in picket lines and strikes and many other protests over the years, a photographer at protests that sometimes ended in violence with cops, I can testify that provocateurs are ALWAYS a threat. They can be simple criminal elements or FBI or local cop “Confidential Informers.” They come in all shapes and sizes and races. Some groups are thoroughly infiltrated by them, even in leadership positions. Most BLM movement protests are not organized (like union picket lineS), are fully open to the public, and are integrated. REAL hardcore “race war” advocates — not like the big mouths here on USMB who just talk up civil war — easily infiltrate these integrated protests, and when the night falls and most peaceful protests go home, they remain along with simple criminal element. This is absolutely to be expected. Like the simple looters, these are basically criminal elements, but ALSO white race war advocates as well. Only naive fools still doubt their existence.