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"It's a little ironic that self-identified anarchists provided a replacement for law and order, when the police weren't there.
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lol, i bet they would argue that is the very reason for no police in the first place...

Great job Jenny, especially brave to go by yourself."

Hey guys, I forgot to mention on this thread that the Denver Police were a part of this story.

Two very large SUV's filled with Denver cops in riot gear were directly across the street from me, also watching my back.

I never would have had the courage to even plant myself on that sidewalk without them there. You really need to "feel" the energy of that moment. The people on the steps were screaming, I had four lanes of traffic right behind me, and this very drunk homeless guy was screaming, swearing, and making all sort of menacing gestures (not quite sure at who or what he was for) but the whole scene was other worldly and frightening.

If those police had not been ready and waiting, I doubt I even would have stayed more than a minute or two. I like to think that if the man who was menacing me had even layed one finger on my arm those cops would have been out of the car and arresting him.

What the five anarchists did was to simply allow me to do my little theatre bit. And they were so kind to walk me back to my car. One of the guys said he was a gay man and just gets enraged when he sees people being harassed. He was really the hero in the situation, simply because he kept heckling the heckler right back in a very effective way. He also expressed concern for my physical safety, and made sure I was safely in my car before he left. It brings tears to my eyes thinking of him and how often gay men like him are probably harassed in very similar ways, and he was just not going to let it happen to me.

Anyway, the Denver police were on the scene and also made it possible for me to be there without getting hurt.

Jenny