Police Chief Calls Out Armed Protest Threat In Washington DC

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59. That was supposed to be 'can't' not 'can.' I was there for a demonstation against Nixon's bombing

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escalation on Cambodia so it wasn't exactly the friendliest day with the police forces.

There were a hundred times more of us than these rifle toting fools as we went to Capitol to hear the Democratic speakers. Of course, we were unarmed because we were there for peace, and trained in non-violence techniques to handle anything that would occur, because things happen.

There were all kinds of police, (if IIRC, seven different kinds) on our tails the entire way until we dispersed to go home. As professional and they and the mounted police were, their presence was as strong and unavoidable as I imagine these yokels will learn there.

Tear gas was employed when some loud mouths went after the police on the fringe of the crowd. We weren't there for a pissing contest, but the police didn't put up with any crap. Those characters had bragged the night before how many times they'd been arrested and been bailed by their parents, and we avoided them like the plague. No one was going to bail us out and we were thousands of miles away from home and had jobs.

LOL at the unedited post, I often drop negatives in my sentences as I rush. It changes the meaning of the post. What I meant to say was that those cops won't be swayed by any shenanigans there.