[GSWarrior]

Some women were addressed by deputies as "little girl" or "hon," one protester said

The horror...the horror.

[Hildy]

Some women were addressed by deputies as "little girl" or "hon," one protester said.

Oh, the horrors!

[Hildy]

you beat me by 12 seconds!

[areafiftyone]

When they did get fed, they got cheese or peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches that didn't taste great. Awwww poor babies! What no Brie?

[denydenydeny]

Yet another one I had to check to see if it was from the Onion.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

My heart aches for them.... Nope, sorry, that's just the bean dip.

[TheMightyQuinn]

It's really hard to take serious a newspaper that uses the phrase "whooped it up".

[Allegra]

Anti-war protesters emerged tired, hungry and, in some cases, tearful Friday after being held overnight in a San Francisco jail.

Awwww....this just breaks my heart. Why should we be cncerned about all those people in Kuwait and Iraq who are putting their lives on the line for our protection when we have people being treated (whiny tone) so badly right here at home? {/sarcasm}

[Behind Liberal Lines]

For years, protesters have acted like their illegal actions don't have legal consequences, just because they claim "civil disobedience" and "free speech."

There is, however, a difference between speech and actions. Their speech crossed the line a long time ago.

Similarly, they invoke the concept of "civil disobedience" as some sort of "get out of jail free" card. Do they not understand that the entire point of civil disobedience, as practiced by Thoreau and others, was to GET arrested as a demostration of their beliefs? Apparently not.

Party's over kiddies. We are at war and the adults are back in charge. Enjoy your bread and water and get used to taste if you are going to act like spoiled thugs.

[MrFred]

they need some of these signs in SF

[samtheman]

Kristol on FOX right now is saying that on universities the overwhelming anti-war sentiment is among the professors, not the students.

He also said that students who try to quote conservative sources in history/politics classes often are suppressed by their professors.

[SandRat]

Anti-war protesters emerged tired, hungry and, in some cases, tearful Friday after being held overnight in a San Francisco jail.BWWAAAAAA! Poor babies.

Time to reopen Alcatraz.

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"Our interest is to distinguish between those (who) practice civil disobedience and those intent on violence and destruction. The latter will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," said Mark MacNamara, spokesman for District Attorney Terence Hallinan.

The whole point of civil disobedience is that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

When even the District Attorney (through his spokesman) announces that he won't prosecute those committing civil disobedience, he is encouraging lawless behavior.

In addition, they are not looking at the crimes, but at the "cause" when they decide whether or not to prosecute. In other words, if you commit crimes like trespass and disturbing the peace, while protesting the policies of the Bush Administration, you will not be punished. But if you engage in the exact same crimes while protesting abortion, you will have the full wrath of prosecutorial powers (RICO statutes, for example) bear down on you.

[LibKill]

What a bunch of weenies.

I'd like to run them through USMC recruit training. They would really howl in misery.

[Mike-o-Matic]

   Brian Henderson, 19, a UC Santa Cruz student, said police had used "scare tactics" on a protester who wouldn't give her name, including threatening to withhold bathroom privileges.

"That is not right," Henderson said.

If they didn't like that, they should try being fed into a giant plastic-shredding machine sometime, or having a relaxing acid bath.

[rebel85]

since when does jail equal hilton paradise

[Paul Atreides]

Let's see, they puke and poop in front of businesses, attack officers, call the president and our troops "baby killers," and stink to high heaven and THEY have the gall to complain about how they are treated?

[bluecollarman]

There needs to be heavy fines imposed during times of conflict for unlawful civil disobedience during a war or high terror alert. Kinda like the "speeding fines doubled" rule for certian stretches of highway or road construction.

[MississippiMan]

they got cheese or peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches that didn't taste great.

Well, gosh knows all prisoners are entitled to great food at all times!

MM

[Uncle Hal]

The protestors said they were doing this because innocent people in Iraq were being killed or maimed and no matter what happen to them it is nothing compared to what is happening in Iraq. But when they spend a night in jail they complained about the conditions, food, being treated rudely etc. They can not have it both ways. These people are so two faced. The hyocrasy of these people is unbelievable.

[mamalujo]

welcome to the real world you spoiled brats, where actions have consequences