Dozens arrested in protests of immigration law

[cal04]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_re_us/us_arizona_immigration

Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear.

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Outside the state Capitol, hundreds of protesters began marching at dawn, gathering in front of the federal courthouse where Bolton issued her ruling on Wednesday. They marched on to the office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made a crackdown on illegal immigration one of his signature issues.

At least eight protesters approached a police line and allowed themselves to be arrested. A group of about two dozen protesters then sat down in the middle of the street or refused to leave, and police arrested them as well.

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Marchers chanted "Sheriff Joe, we are here, we will not live in fear," and among the crowd was a drummer wearing a papier-mache Sheriff Joe head and dressed in prison garb.




Hundreds turn out to protest Arizona immigration law
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-immigration-law-20100730,0,4396667.story

[Tailormyst]

1. Good for them!!!!!

[blondeatlast]

2. I've been watching video for a while now; it seems quite peaceful.

It's about 100 degrees and pretty high humidity there, but the crowd seems calm.

Live video: http://www.kpho.com/video/24438738/index.html

[gratuitous]

3. That's good they're calm

Because I have a funny feeling that Sheriff Joe's men might decide that they're too calm.

I wonder how many folks Maricopa County can process through the arrest phase? A well-organized civil disobedience protest would make sure that they're overloaded, and then bring in a whole bunch more people. Non-violent non-cooperation also does wonders in gumming up the works. Getting Sheriff Joe to admit that he's powerless would be a coup worth counting.

[KeepCongressBlue]

4. i'm going to have a "fiesta" when Arpaio either

A) dies B) is indicted or C)is voted out

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Sherrif Joe the new improved Bull Connor, making 'Murka proud.