Arrests last night at protest in NYC. [View All]

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I got this from a friend.
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Last night I received a first hand glimpse of what to expect this upcoming week. I went to Circuit city to pick up Shaolin Soccer, which might be irrelevant to this story. Circuit City just happens to be in Union square. There was a small protest going on with people speaking on a mega phone. Probably a crowd of just 50-75 people watched. 25 of them have digital camcorders, and the other have cell phones with cameras and video capability. 50 cops show up (slight exaggeration) and arrest 4-5 people. Some of them werent even speaking, just standing there.

I approached one of the police chiefs and asked why they were being arrested. His reply was that he loves this country and the freedom of speech, but it is illegal to speak on a mega phone. I assume its ok to speak as long as no more then 2 people can hear you. If you look at all the newspapers yesterday and watched any local news you will notice that any one that protest is being labeled as anarchist. Of course this just an excuse to crack our skulls open and send us to jail.
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You need a permit to use a megaphone in public NYC.