Reply #45: i'm glad you found it useful... [View All]

[Nigel_Tufnel]

please feel free to use anything at any time.

i wish that i had seen the incident myself. i would have been willing to testify in court if i had. all i could testify to was the mood of the crowd. a good portion of the crowd was older people (with signs about social security) and young people (high school or early twenties). i would estimate about 200 people were herded to the new location.

after we witnessed the incident with the girl and we walked to our "hog pen," there were 75 folks left. when the police in their riot gear costumes arrived and police blocked us in back with patrol cars, a lot more people left. it was kind of scary.

it was also frustrating, to be so close to the scum and know that you were being kept from being heard. between that and fear of physical violence, i can't blame them for leaving. i tried to tell everyone that these methods were used in new york, specifically to remove our right to peaceful assembly and protest. i think a lot of people were unfamiliar with the enemy mentality the police have at these protests, finally coming to the realization that their grievances were purposely being ignored and marginalized.

i hope a lot of people were enlightened about exactly what our country has turned into now. if you went to this protest with the idea that you had a choice, and you could make yourself heard, you left with the knowledge that our right to protest and be heard is now gone. if the citizens all over the country who witness these outrages, and want to make their voices heard, work to inform others of how bad things have gotten, we may have a chance to take back our country. i believe there are more good people than bad, and the lack of knowledge and naivete of the good guys is the thug's ace in the hole.

thank you so much for posting these informative threads. it is useful to get other folks opinions about what happened, and contribute mine! knowledge of these tactics is the only power we have!

karen