[444Flyer]

I watched all last week on my local news as protesters of Proposition 8 (NO on Gay “Marriage” which passed) literally took to the streets and shut down major thoroughfares throughout the Los Angeles area. Thousands of these people were allowed to block traffic during rush hour one day with barely any arrests. Do you think you or I would get away with standing in the middle of a busy intersection blocking traffic to protest? They were endangering themselves and others but it was referred to as a “peaceful protest”.

[papasmurf]

It really depends on what their assessment of the situation is. I’ve seen situations where they determined that allowing civil disobedience was the best option to keep the overall peace and was in the interest of public safety.

I was a protester in the late 60’s and early 70’s. We got away with a lot, actually. But, sometimes, they had a hair trigger, and we got our azzes kicked and hauled off to jail. LOL

[freekitty]

They probably arrested him for his own safety and you have point about the Prop 8.