THIS is the new face of terror in America

[MineralMan]

24. That photo circulated on DU some time ago, and the circumstances

were described. I don't have a link to those earlier posts.

She was arrested as part of an Occupy protest. That much I remember. As such, she was engaging in civil disobedience, which is the whole point of such protest. Unless there are arrests, there is no impact. Getting arrested is part of the civil disobedience process. Sometimes people get hurt in such protests. That's also part of it, and has even more impact than arrests.

I remember that young woman, showing a proud face while being escorted off in handcuffs. She's a brave person, and I'm sure she knows that her arrest is part of the process of the protest she is making.

Without arrests, there is no measurable civil disobedience. Those who are arrested can rightly take pride in being an important part of the protest.