[Ligeia]

This camera stuff is really ticking me off. Why don't the police put the cameras where people are actually breaking the law like where drug buys are and prostitutes get picked up instead of where law abiding citizens are exercising their Constitutional rights. None of these rallies have a history of any violence whatsoever deeming the intrusive cameras unwarranted and unjustified. Sorry, the Lott fiasco put me in a foul mood. /rant

[FreeTheHostages]

Um, well, the anti-war, anti-capitalist rallies to have a history of violence, actually.

[Angelwood]

I agree with your rant. Though there have been some incidents of violence and arrests with the anti-war protesters, the police tactics used at the last one were very effective in cordoning off violators and removing them from the scene.

Where does it say that the cameras will really be just a temporary fixture in the areas designated for the protests? As all can see with the red light cameras -- their numbers are escalating and DC keeps getting more revenue from each one than they ever dreamed of receiving.

[kristinn]

The peacefulness of the last several ANSWER rallies has been a tactic, not a principle. My good friend Brian Becker was quoted in the Washington Post on January 13, 2001 speaking about the demonstration he was organizing at the inauguration, "We fashioned our tactics to the moment when the movement is on the verge of broadening its base to a large section of the population....We know now a big part of the population actually agrees with us, but they don't want to come to a demonstration and get beat up by police and get teargassed."

[Lester Moore]

Why don't the police put the cameras where people are actually breaking the law

Because the central gov. has vested itself in legalized baby shredding. Thus all central gov. agents of force recognize that they are the guardians of the abortion slaughter and enemies of those that think baby shredding is evil. And if they are our enemies, then we are their enemies and they, having fear in their hearts, feel compelled to monitor, control, intimidate and neutralize anti-abortion/prolifers. Which is most of federal law enforcements mandate in general anyway, protect the gov. that hired you.