500 Protesters Arrested in Capital

Associated Press ^ | Friday, September 27, 2002 | JONATHAN D. SALANT

[X918]

Those whacky hippies.

[William McKinley]

I love the links the anticapitalist convergence have:

Links

Local Activist Groups
Left Turn
Mobilization for Global Justice
Anarchist Resistance Legal Defense Fund
DC Justice And Solidarity Collective
Anti-Globalization Groups
50 Years is Enough
BIC - Bank Information Center
Essential Information
Global Exchange
Jobs with Justice
People's Global Action
World Bank Bonds Boycott
Other Groups
Anarchist People of Color
Publications
Alternative Press Review
Left Turn
Activist Resources
Healing Trauma for Activists
Security Culture for Activists
Radical Media
Independent Media Center network
Infoshop.org
Anti-Capitalist Reference
Anarchist Briefing Center on the World Bank and IMF
Black Blocs
Past Anti-Capitalist Events
A20.org (Quebec City)
Anarchism
Anarchism in Action

[I still care]

Demonstrators chained themselves together, bicycled through downtown streets and harassed police with false 911 calls Friday.

This is outrageous. I hope they can find a way to prosecute these people. Many years ago, I remember my son was in a minor school bus accident. All the kids were fine (a stone kicked up broke a window), but a man a few blocks away died from a severe electrical shock while all the units were tied up at the bus accident. We felt so badly. According to the law, the children had priority so the man was left for quite some time.

If I had a true 911 emergency on that day, and the help did not come because these idiots had screwed up the phones, I would be more than furious.

[Dog Gone]

At least they're fairly open about what they stand for:

*We are opposed to capitalism. We fundamentally reject a social and economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and exchange. We reject a system driven by an exploitative logic that sees human beings as human capital, ecosystems as natural resources, and culture as simply a commodity. We reject the idea that the world is only valuable in terms of profit, competition and efficiency.

*We reject the ideology of neo-liberalism, whereby corporations and investors are exempt from all political and social measures that interfere with their so-called "success".

*We are anti-imperialist, opposed to patriarchy, and denounces all forms of exploitation and oppression. We assert a worldview based on the respect of our differences and the autonomy of groups, individuals and peoples. Our objective is to globalize our networks of resistance to corporate rule.

*Respecting a diversity of tactics, we support the use of a variety of creative initiatives, ranging between popular education to direct action.

*We are autonomous, decentralized and non-hierarchical. We encourage the involvement of anyone who accepts this statement of principles. We also encourage the participation of all individuals in working groups, in accord with their respective political affiliations.

*We organize with a regard for security culture, keeping in mind the constant repression and infiltration of political movements by the state.

[William McKinley]

Anarchism is a movement of peace.

[eastsider]

Said Andrew Pearson, 25, of Chapel Hill, N.C., "I wish more of our movement concentrated on its message than its tactics, like running through the streets."

It was clear to me when they were marching through Manhattan several months ago that they have no unifying message to concentrate on. Hence, the need to try to outdo one another with attention-grabbing tactics.

[boop]

I wonder if these "peace" activists will be bringing their usual "peaceful" rocks, hammers, bags of feces, and bats to this "peaceful" demonstration against capitalism. I also wonder how they are able to afford to travel to DC on a work day and pay for hotels, food, bail money,etc. Wish I was so rich, but I'm working today.

[Budge]

``This is not a police state, we have a right to demonstrate,'' chanted a group of mostly young people, some wearing bandanas over their faces.

Sure, right. Breaking windows and throwing smoke bombs is just demonstrating."

[dakine]

hmmm, maybe I will head Downtown tomorrow..., sounds like fun...

[Tancred]

"This is not a police state, we have a right to demonstrate," chanted a group of mostly young people.....Many emergency calls proved false. "It's another protester tactic," Officer Tony O'Leary, a police spokesman, said of the calls. "It's something we're prepared for."

For some of these people, their clear intention is to create as much disruption as possible. Such "true believers" will show up at every protest, creating more chaos, pushing the boundaries ever further, just knowing that the world will be all sweetness and light when they are in charge. If these young people had been properly educated, they would know this wasn't a free speech issue at all.

[Dog Gone]

[dakine]

I miss the good ol' days when they would crack a few heads..

[Dog Gone]

That protestor looks like she's having a religious experience because she got a bloody nose.

[dakine]

I thought she was one of the protesters that smeared dirt and leaves on themselves...

[TLBSHOW]

http://dc.indymedia.org/

that is the link to the democrats source and glue to this protest of democrats and commies. The DU web site is also involved with this law breaking by their dnc rats!

[Dog Gone]

Did I ever mention that I hate Democrats?

[TLBSHOW]

Seems more and more people are starting to hate democrats!

[Mr. Mojo]

If I had a true 911 emergency on that day, and the help did not come because these idiots had screwed up the phones, I would be more than furious.

I thought the same thing upon reading that. If those idiots can be caught somehow, they should be tossed in the hole for a long time.

[Mr. Mojo]

Protesters broke windows at a Citibank office and tossed smoke bombs during a clash with police. "This is not a police state, we have a right to demonstrate"

They indeed have the right to demonstrate, but that doesn't include the right to bust up private property.