at first we were told to go right up to the steps and thats where "the speakers would be, the booms are just fireworks and the smoke is just smoke bombs". another guy was yelling from the top of the stairs for more people to get up there, they needed more numbers. another guy yelling "take the building if you want to keep your country." there were others but those stuck with me. they all had positioned themselves to guide people but not do anything themselves.
i went to where the "smoke bombs" were and quickly found out what tear gas is like. i was confused because thats where i thought we were supposed to be and wasnt sure why the police did that. it sucked because we had been standing and listening to the speeches for hours and i wanted to sit in the chairs we found in that area.