"Tinkerbell" Busted At Disneyland (I'm now offline till Sunday late afternoon)

[Omaha Steve]

I posted my reason for being gone last night in the general post area: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3799494

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/15/national/main4352378.shtml

Demonstrators Dress As Disney Characters In Labor Protest At Amusement Park; 32 Arrested

ANAHEIM, Calif. , Aug. 15, 2008

(AP) Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.

The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland's gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute.


Protesters dressed as Tinker Bell and Minnie Mouse wait to be taken away after being arrested by police officers during a demonstration against Disney's treatment of hotel workers outside of Disney Land in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Carlos Delgado)


Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted.

The protesters were arrested on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim police. They were cited and released, Sgt. Chris Schneider said.

Bewildered tourists in Disney T-shirts and caps, some pushing strollers, filed past the commotion and gawked at the costumed picketers getting hauled away. The protest shut down a major thoroughfare outside Disneyland and California Adventure for nearly an hour.

"It's changing my opinion of Disneyland," said tourist Amanda Kosato, who was visiting from north of Melbourne, Australia. "Taking away entitlements stinks."


FULL story at link.

Somebody please keep a light on in here while I'm gone.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Sounds like some twisted fantasies I've had....

"Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked..."

Edit to Add: X-Posted in LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3440129

slackmaster (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 03:06 PM
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18. No word on whether the Three Little Pigs participated in the arrest