No, it doesn’t measure up to that level. These are just the people that a lot of Laker fans want to grow up and be some day. They keep their violence below a certain threshold, and avoid targeting people, unless they’re police.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc
….Tactics of a black bloc can include vandalism, rioting and street fighting, demonstrating without a permit, misleading the authorities, assisting in the escape of people arrested by the police, administering first aid to persons affected by tear gas in areas where protesters are barred from entering, building barricades, and attacking police.[3] Property destruction carried out by black blocs tends to have symbolic significance: common targets include banks, institutional buildings, outlets for multinational corporations, gasoline stations, and video-surveillance cameras….The first recorded use of the tactic in United States of America was in 1989 at a protest at the Pentagon. Other early use in the US were the Earth Day Wall Street Action in 1990 and the February 1991 protests against the Gulf War….
See also:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toro...0-protest?bn=1
….The Black Bloc strategy is simple: show up at demonstrations and attack symbols of capitalism. The hope is that police will react, while the protesters shed their black clothes and melt into the crowd.
One website claims it is used as a “security and safety measure.”
The idea of wearing the all-black uniform is that everyone in the “bloc” looks alike, so when a brick is tossed through a store window or a car is set ablaze, the group disperses, making it next to impossible for police to identify the perpetrator of the crime.
It also prevents them from being singled out in media photographs or television coverage…With no structure and no purported leaders, it is difficult for authorities to track the group.
Photo caption:
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 26: A shattered glass-plate window cascades down as violent anti-G20 protesters, using Black Bloc tactics, smash and loot their way through downtown June 26, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. Violent protesters burned police cars, smashed shop fronts and confronted the force of approximately 20,000 police who were charged with keeping order during the first day of the G20 Summit.