sorry lance.

sorry lance, but i will never ever buy a trek.

you do the math.

from the same AP article;

A total of 284 people were arrested on the first day, 130 of which are facing felony riot charges...

and;

Officers said they were prepared, and responded by taking down dozens of “anarchists” causing chaos in the streets. As protesters ran wild through the capital streets, some went as far as to break windows of police cars and store fronts...

um...

"dozens" of "anarchists" equals 284 arrests and 130 felony charges?

it begs the question: just who did they arrest, and why?

rnc.

mayor colman commended cops for showing restraint, and not being taunted into unruly, unnessary, or dangerous acts...

apparently no one showed him this...



when does a cop in a protest situation ever rush a group of people on his own to arrest someone?
is he retarded?

this crowd appears reasonably mellow and law-abiding.

until of course the cop randomly run thru the crowd and arrests someone, threatens everyone around with mace, receives a detroit redwings level body check, loses his grip on his "collar", and proceeds to mace every one around (mostly media with press credentials, if you are paying attention).

classy.

now what was just a mob of folks try to head home after a peaceful march, is an unruly mob.
...and they are pissed at one cop who is alone without back up.
...and for all that, said cop has no arrest to show for it.

yeah, give that dipshit a pat on the back.

here's what a cop in that situation should do:

1. call for back up.
2. wait.

pretty simple, huh?

gosh, i wonder why things got out-of-hand... must've been "the anarchists"!

democracy now?

can't wait for this episode on npr!