Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Cindy Sheehan NYC Speech Stopped by Police

NYCIndyMedia (as reported by Pete Dolack): "The NYPD forcibly broke up Monday's rally for Sheehan, moving in as Cindy was speaking at about 3 pm in Union Square. The rally (w/about 200 in attendance) had been underway for about an hr, and was about to conclude as Cindy spoke. As Cindy was speaking, a large platoon of police massed behind from the interior of the park, then formed a circle behind her. The police captain made a cutting motion at his throat, signalling he wanted no more free speech. He waited about 30 secs, then the police moved in. They didn't dare arrest Cindy, but they immediately moved in and arrested Zool, the event's organizer and one of the main organizers of Camp Casey-NYC. I do not believe anyone else was arrested; at least I didn't see any other arrests. I was nearby, and there was no hesitation on the part of the police in specifically targetting Zool." You can read the Village Voice's take on the rally & arrest here. Is this what happens when you dare to speak in Bloomberg's city? Perhaps the prolonged detainment & arrests of protestors during the RNC in NYC last summer was a big hint that civil rights do not exist if Bloomberg says so? Cindy says in this Reuters article: "We have to stop making war profitable." Maybe that is what angers GOPers like Bloomberg so much, b/c God knows, if ya ever want to hurt a GOPer, you hit their wallet.
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