Source - BI

One of the Oakland Police Department's justifications for firing on unarmed demonstrators last week was that the protesters were throwing rocks and bottles. But what if it was an undercover cop, within Occupy Oakland, that started the violence?

Since 9/11, law enforcement has made this a standard tactic. In 2003, Oakland's acting police chief, Howard Jordan, said the following:

"You don't need to have some sort of skill to be able to infiltrate these groups. If you put the people in there from the beginning, I think we'll be able to gather the information. And maybe direct them to do something we want them to do."

And there's this: