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Originally posted by Emily_Cragg
the NEXT version of the "Patriot Act" will invoke sanctions against ALL DISSENT.
So, maybe we need to keep protests and dissent threads in RATS, where they can't be hacked into by the Feds in their verve and zeal to find people to prosecute for thought crimes.
[edit on 15-11-2004 by Emily_Cragg]
1. It's night time
2. It's in the middle of the road
3. There is an ongoing protest against the US and the armoured vehicles happen to appear right in their direction
4. In seconds, police officers appear and contain the crowds
They probably noticed the crowd and thought someone might have directions.
Originally posted by MrNice
And exactly where would you have asked for directions? You been to downtown L.A.? It's not like there's many places to park / gas stations to pull into.
It�s also the Marine�s right to use the roads and not be accosted. It�s also the cops job to ask the protestors to get out of the road so folks can move and MOVE them if they resist.
Originally posted by taibunsuu
I believe the Marines were lost.
Originally posted by soficrow
Originally posted by taibunsuu
I believe the Marines were lost.
I like the first cover story - The tanks were for a Remembrance Day event at that location and they came early to set up. ...The event was scheduled for the 10th, not the 11th. There are statements and witnesses to verify this story too and it's my personal favorite.
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Originally posted by taibunsuu
Static display is a community relations event in which Marines show off their combat gear including individual weapons, choppers, tanks, all while decked out like they're going to take down Beijing.
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
Yeah, we did. We stopped to ask them (the protestors) directions, but they weren't very nice
I am not sure, are you saying you believe this, or are you laughing out into tears, like me?
I'm saying there is a growing number of people who seem ready to start throwing SH** at the troops again. (while saying they are 'for the troops')
Originally posted by soficrow
Originally posted by taibunsuu
Static display is a community relations event in which Marines show off their combat gear including individual weapons, choppers, tanks, all while decked out like they're going to take down Beijing.
True - both stories are perfectly plausible, but they are contradictory so you can only pick one.
Trust me, you're not going to try and move out a bunch of demonstraters with two LAVs and if the Marines had been ordered to move them out they wouldn't have driven around a few times and then split.
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) -- A Salinas man will have to choose between going to jail or joining the military as his punishment for possession of marijuana.
A judge surprised both the prosecution and defense yesterday when he told Brian Barr that he could avoid a jail term by enlisting in the military.
The 24-year-old Barr was charged with marijuana possession after shooting a would-be robber who had entered his apartment with two others.