Posted on 05/20/2008 7:53:35 AM PDT by george76
Protesters with the group Re-create 68, still smarting over not getting a permit to gather at Civic Center on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, have managed to secure permits at the state Capitol and nearby Lincoln Park.
Glenn Spagnuolo, a Re-create 68 organizer, said Monday the state was "easy to work with" in getting the permits for Aug. 24.
However, he didn't have kind words for the city.
"The state of Colorado has stepped in where the city has refused to and acted in a responsible manner," Spagnuolo said. "If you remember at the end of the lottery process, they promised to work closely with anybody who did not obtain a park to assure their voices were heard. That was a complete lie and fabrication by the city."
Re-create 68 has promised demonstrations that will rival those at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, which saw street battles between police and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators.
When the convention host committee won a permit for Civic Center on the eve of the convention, Spagnuolo said Denver could face a "dangerous situation."
The ACLU sued the city and safety manager Al LaCabe over the city's refusal to turn over a copy of its policies at the city jail.
ACLU attorney Taylor Pendergrass ...asked Denver police to handle minor violations with a summons or notice to appear in court.
But he said police refused, saying that current policy requires officers to make full arrests, including detention in the city jail, for even minor violations connected with protests.
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Yippee !
On Boyle’s show this morning, a caller said there is a WWII memorial in one of the parks. Think these thugs will leave it alone?
Whatever happened to that nice young man, Robert F. Kennedy?
Fire the FPF! Scumballs in the open! Use the Greenland exit sign on I-25 as the TRP!
Will Ritter or the CSP protect the state buildings and memorials ?
The city may be busy elsewhere.
Recreate 68? All that violence, even a death.
Would they be so accepting if someone proposed “Recreate Kent State” ? They’d have hissy fit.
There was a group associated with R-68 that broke away a few weeks ago. They call themselves Tent State University. These folks don’t think Clinton and Obama are far enough to the left.
I have been told that Palestinian children are schooled to see RFK as an example of how they can strike back against the Great Satan.
I have been told that Palestinian children are schooled to see RFK as an example of how they can strike back against the Great Satan.
We're impressed with your acronyms. Except they are meaningless to most of us.
Trouble in (the Worker's) paradise?
BulletBra? You a Madonna fan?
THIS is the best news I’ve had all day.
What is the purpose of their demonstration? Did I miss it in the article?
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