Newspeak

Can anybody square this?

Union leaders and other protesters said they plan to make a peaceful stand when police begin clearing out the state Capitol nearly two weeks after demonstrators first occupied the building. 

Police have said they will arrest anyone who refuses to clear out at 4 p.m. Sunday.

With this?

It's unclear how many protesters plan to be arrested rather than disperse, but the number could be in the hundreds. Protest leaders said they plan to cooperate fully and are urging everyone to remain calm.

How is it that people can plan passive resistance and then characterize it as "cooperate fully" and not get mercilessly laughed at? Do words mean anything anymore?

I'm not bitching about people deciding to choose to get arrested for refusing to leave, but don't try to tell me that it's cooperation. That's just fucking stupid.