Police Crowd Control (Zine)
| Author | tom nom(A)d |
|---|---|
| Format | Article |
TL;DR — An anarchist zine explaining U.S. police and military crowd-control doctrine (from Army manual FM 3-19.15) to protesters, so they can anticipate police tactics.
A 40-page zine by “tom nom(A)d with the help of many others”, undated, written from an anarchist standpoint for protest “affinity groups”. Most of its information and all of its graphics come from the U.S. Army’s civil-disturbance field manual, FM 3-19.15.
It defines police and military terminology, describes the forces that may appear at a protest (street police, SWAT, rapid-response teams, National Guard), explains how police analyse a crowd situation, and lays out platoon structures, formations, hand signals and arrest tactics. It ends with an argument for decentralised, fluid tactics.
What it is: activist literature with an openly anti-police stance, summarising a public Army manual. Not a neutral or authoritative source on policing.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
40 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.