Editing Black bloc (section)

===Police infiltration===
On occasion, police and security services have infiltrated black blocs, for purposes of investigation. Allegations first surfaced after several demonstrations. At the 2001 [[27th G8 summit|G8 summit in Genoa]], among the many complaints about the police<ref>{{cite web|title=Media Advisory: Media Missing New Evidence About Genoa Violence|url=http://www.fair.org/activism/genoa-update.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314122126/http://www.fair.org/activism/genoa-update.html|archive-date=14 March 2012|publisher=[[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting|FAIR]]|access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> there was mention of video footage which "suggests that men in black were seen getting out of police vans near protest marches."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Carroll|first=Rory|title=Men in black behind chaos: Hardliners plan 'actions' away from main protesters|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jul/23/globalisation.davidpallister|access-date=28 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 July 2001|author2=John Vidal|author3=David Pallister|author4=Owen Bowcott}}</ref> In August 2007, [[Quebec police]] admitted that "their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators" in [[Montebello, Quebec|Montebello]]. However, the officers purportedly did not engage in violence, and claimed that they were carrying rocks because other protesters were doing so. They were identified by genuine protesters because of their police-issue footwear.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Quebec police admit they went undercover at Montebello protest |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/quebec-police-admit-they-went-undercover-at-montebello-protest-1.656171|access-date=29 January 2014|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=23 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Topping|first=David|title=Bon Cop, Bad Cop|date=22 August 2007|url=http://torontoist.com/2007/08/bon_cop_bad_cop.php| publisher=Torontoist.com|access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref> According to veteran activist [[Harsha Walia]], it was other participants in the black bloc who identified and exposed the undercover police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2010/03/features/diversity-tactics-diversity-opinions |title=A Diversity of Tactics – A Diversity of Opinions|publisher=Rabble.ca |date=5 March 2010 |access-date=8 December 2013}}</ref>