With the horizontal structure of Occupy, will it mean less or more chances of a bad actor

[99th_Monkey]

8. The structure may not matter to you.

but it does to me. And I think actually the OP has a valid point, about the horizontal being a bit more vulnerable to infiltration than hierarchical.

Never-the-less, I think on-balance Occupy should stay with the horizontal approach; because it's more inclusive and user-friendly, more love-based
rather than fear and suspicion based, etc.

I see no reason -- if a given GA decides on this course of action -- why Occupy demonstrators who are determined to conduct a 100% NON-violent
march or demonstration should not be able to do so without random intruders who are intent on turning the event into a mockery of non-violence.
Demonstrators have every right as agreed to be vigilant and on the look-out for people who insist on vandalizing property at marches, throwing
bottles at police, or doing anything that is deliberately turning energy in a direction towards more violence i.e. giving Police ample reasons to beat-up,
tear-gas, arrest otherwise totally peaceful protesters ... I see no reason why such disrupters should not be turned over to police by their fellow
demonstrators.

It's a very ugly choice either way: it's just that this way at least holds out a slim chance that Occupy just might pull off actually BEING who we say
we are publicly ... and make that plain as day to EVERYONE who pays a whit of attention to actual facts .. and therefore succeeding at what we are
attempting to do.