Generally, I agree. When I was involved with Occupy, though, I heard a more specific plan: if there’s a mass arrest, everyone cooperates to get specific individuals who are likely to be seriously abused by the cops (trans people, generally, but I’m sure you can think of others) loose so they can slip off under cover of the larger group. If you can handle spending a night in jail without wrecking your entire life, you get to sit tight and take one for the team.
Fortunately, the police in my area were generally pleasant and cooperative, so it was never put into action. I don’t know if it happened elsewhere.
