20 Arrested in Anti-GOP Demonstrations

[Nambe]

Protesters in Pig Snouts Demonstrate Against Cheney, Republicans; 20 Arrested Around N.Y.

Protesters in pig snouts grunted and rolled in bogus $100 bills featuring a sneering Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday as part of a day of civil disobedience aimed at deflating Republicans in town to celebrate their party's presidential ticket.

Outside the hotel where Texas Republicans were staying, about two dozen protesters calling themselves employees of "Hallibacon" chanted: "We love money. We love war. We love Cheney even more." They accused Cheney and the company he once led of profiting from the war in Iraq.

Fourteen people were detained near Wall Street for blocking morning traffic. Another six protesters were arrested for wearing masks in a Harlem subway station, authorities said. ..


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[Ruby Romaine]

1. is it a crime to wear a mask? I can see it not being allowed in a bank.

[jayctravis]

2. I wouldn't doubt...

that there's a rule against wearing a mask in a subway station due to surveillence and the fact that it's one of the closed-in places where crime can occur.

Also due to limited visibility wearing a mask and that pesky third rail.

[alphafemale]

3. Some anti-mask laws were the result of anti-klan laws.

Unintended consequences strike again.

[Pallas180]

4. ? no. this is the first time I have ever heard of this. Blumberg should be

questioned on this. Who made this law/rule.?

Where's the ACLU?

has it been tested in Court.

Then how about the Muslims that wear veils and headdress covering their face in NY.

WTF ??

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. if it helps prevents a sarin gas attack I'm all for it

I ride the subway every day.

[TahitiNut]

11. So it outlaws GASMASKS too?

Stupid law. Stupid.

[LauraK]

12. Heavy makeup is a mask. cheney should be arrested.

Both of them.

[Kahuna]

9. This came up with the KKK wanted to have a rally in NYC a few years back..

Bloomberg has nothing to do with it.

[Stephanie]

10. Actually, I believe they did use that law against the Klan

Not too long ago, when they wanted to demonstrate in City Hall Park in NYC. Maybe 4-5 years ago.

[markses]

6. New York City has a mask law

Three or more people "similarly disguised" in a group can be detained according to the NYC mask law. So, yes. It is against the law to be similarly disguised with three or more people, with the exception to the law being those disguised for justifiable purposes of entertainment.

[jukes]

7. Georgia

has a blanket "no masks in public" law, prol initiallly aimed @ klan.

[Kahuna]

8. Ahhh. What a clever theme for these protesters.

This is the kind of creative protesting I was hoping for.

[louis-t]

13. "Hallibacon"

Hilarious!