Were they looking for a Spartacus moment where everyone claims to own the equipment?
Presumably... a bit like Ian waiting for all the activists to stand in front of the cop cars.
What's facepalm about this, is that if they'd gone to the City of Keene and paid the $5 (or whatever it is in Keene) they could have held a public gathering, with music and stuff, and probably free use of city power, too.
Doing it "without asking permission" is pretty much synonymous with doing it with the expectation of getting arrested. Then people act all shocked and indignant that there were arrests.
I'm
not saying there's anything morally justifiable about so-called "public" property.
I
am saying, when NH natives see stuff like this, and see the reaction of the FKers, what they take away is that they (a) do NOT identify with these people, and (b) want nothing to do with these people or whatever philosophy motivates them to do these things