He or she may be a police officer or a secret agent of police who encourages suspects to carry out a crime under conditions where evidence can be obtained; or who suggests the commission of a crime to another, in hopes they will go along with the suggestion and be convicted of the crime. A political organization or government may use agents provocateurs against political opponents. The provocateurs try to incite the opponent to do counterproductive or ineffective acts to foster public disdain or provide a pretext for aggression against the opponent. This is often used at anti-government protests to falsely justify harsh and immediate government or police action.
Historically, labor spies, hired to infiltrate, monitor, disrupt, or subvert union activities, have used agent provocateur tactics. Agent provocateur activities raise ethical and legal issues. In common law jurisdictions, the legal concept of entrapment may apply if the main impetus for the crime was the provocateur.
Governments throughout history have a habit of hiring agent provocateurs in order to discredit legitimate protest. One example is where the US government hired the Black Bloc to destroy property at the Seattle 1999 WTO meeting protests. Another example is how the Quebec Provincial Police posed as anarchists intent on throwing rocks on the protesters at the 2007 SPP protest in Montebello, Quebec but were caught by protesters and ultimately admitted to by the Quebec police.
The FBI infamously paid off Ku Klux Klan leader George Dorsett of Greensboro, NC for years (Jan 1959 to Oct 1970) while he was still burning crosses and fomenting the hatred of minorities. Notorious hate monger Hal Turner was on the federal payroll as well while he issued terrorist threats on his radio show and blog page for many years
Chronological History of Events related Involving Agent Provocateurs
Brazil 12/12 Protest is J6 2.0 Attempt as Provocateurs Infiltrate and create Chaos to Blame Protestors of Stolen Election
Patriot Front group of FBI provocateurs Arrested Ahead of False Flag Protest
Capitol Riot / ‘Save America’ Rally in DC False Flag Setup
REPORT: Mysterious “Donald Trump Watch” Website Reveals Addresses of Local Trump Donors for Antifa and BLM Terrorist Targeting
Venezuala Coup: Opposition Party Claimed that Incumbent Nicolás Maduro’s 2018 Reelection was Invalid and Elevated Juan Guaidó as Acting President
Judge Brett Kavanaugh Becomes Supreme Court Justice
Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Rally Psy-Op and False Flag: 2 Cars, 2 Drivers, 2 Takes = 1 False Flag
Nazi Collaborator, Democrat Donor and Billionaire George Soros Behind Airport Protests
Wikileaks Begins Publishing Podesta Emails. Who Leaked Them? Russia or a Disgruntled Clinton Staffer?
