Before the Kaohsiung incident, it had established a headquarters in Taipei and service centers in Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu-Miaoli, Taichung, Yunling-Chiayi, Tainan City, Tainan County, Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County and Pingtung County.
在會中不外是攻訐政府、煽動民眾、製造混亂。這一路走下來，他們似乎變成「只為反對而反對」，漸失理性和智慧，終於爆發擾亂社會、傷害憲警的暴行。這次事件，肇因於美麗島雜誌社高雄服務處發動的世界人權日紀念大會及遊行。