Security keeps protests in check (a demonstrator made a snowball)

The Washington Times ^ | 01/21/05 | By Matthew Cella, Christina Bellantoni and Jon Ward

[Samurai_Jack]

At one point, a demonstrator made a snowball about the size of an orange and tossed it behind him into a crowd of police and Bush supporters. Within seconds, two large men jumped him, pushed him down to the ground and punched him in the face repeatedly.

A crowd quickly gathered, and women screamed for the beating to stop. Blood was visible on the young man's face and on the pavement. He was then led away by police.

[Samurai_Jack]

Protester gets clobbered

I did a title search first, delete if duplicate.

[Pyro7480]

He brought it on himself...

[Tax-chick]

Construction along Pennsylvania Avenue narrowed sidewalks, making movement difficult. "They're just making it more of a hassle than it has to be," said Natalie Estevez, 26, from Ithaca, N.Y., who was searching for a bathroom. She wore a sign that said, "Bring the troops home now."

Poor Natalie, immortalized for posterity as "the leftist searching for the bathroom."

[Lekker 1]

...blood was visible on the young man's face and on the pavement.

When gray matter becomes visible...then we'll talk

[Semper Paratus]

Action/Re-action.

[samadams2000]

I love it..CONSEQUENCES.

[kinsman redeemer]

I was wondering about the cost of securing the events from protestors and the distraction that they caused from "real security problems."

All said, I would have been very hesitant to permit protests in D.C. yesterday. On a day like that, security resources needed to be focused on the big stuff - not snowballs.

[Samurai_Jack]

snowball tossed "into a crowd of police"

Within seconds, two large men jumped him, pushed him down to the ground and punched him in the face repeatedly...

it took the police how long to respond??

[buck61]

KINDA ADDS STATEMET TO "PEACEFUL PROTEST"

[azhenfud]

Why in the world did the fella beat the pavement with his face like he did?

[Tax-chick]

These people are so used to getting away with everything, including breaking the law. I'm glad they were stopped yesterday. And I hope Natalie had to go all the way to her hotel to find a bathroom! (Okay, I'm an evil person ...)

[MarkBSenior]

If I would have done the same at a Clinton inauguration, I'd have been tied to a chair in a room full of incense, being read to by lesbian poets and listening to New Age crap slithering out of the Bose.

This is much more merciful and a whole lot faster.

[mhking]

Within seconds, two large men jumped him, pushed him down to the ground and punched him in the face repeatedly.

Make him an offer he can't refuse...

[Poohbah]

Niven's First Law: Never throw s**t at armed people.

Niven's Second Law: Never stand next to someone throwing s**t at armed people.

[meyer]

..."a demonstrator made a snowball about the size of an orange and tossed it behind him into a crowd of police and Bush supporters..."

Stupid is as stupid does.

Note to self: don't throw a snowball into a crowd of police. Duh!

[Samurai_Jack]

security resources needed to be focused on the big stuff - not snowballs.

made a snowball

tossed it behind him into a crowd of police

Within seconds, two large men jumped him

seems to me that the park police had the same thought as you :-D

[spokeshave]

"At one point, a demonstrator made a snowball about the size of an orange and tossed it"

He was lucky he didn't get shot.........could have had a hand grenade wrapped up inside.

[An American In Dairyland]

And I hope Natalie had to go all the way to her hotel to find a bathroom! (Okay, I'm an evil person ...)

No you're not, I am. I hope Natalie wet her pants.

[syriacus]

Democrats everywhere want to know the answer to the questions

Why did he throw a snowball?

What deprivations in his past led to that moment?

[CFC__VRWC]

I hope Natalie wet her pants.

I hope that she then sat down on a bench and was frozen to it.