> -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:52 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > > At 03:44 PM 4/4/03, Tim wrote: > > >I don't think that the cost of the protests can be used to gauge the > >support for the war. I mean a relatively small group of > protesters can > >cause a lot of damage. Think about what 100 or 200 pissed > off college > >kids can do. > > > Yeah, but it doesn't take a war for college kids to go a > rampage, just a > sports event.
Or a Green Day concert. Here in Boston the local alternative station used to host bands on the Esplanade in the Hatch Shell (home of the Boston Pops). The adjoining neighborhood (Beacon Hill) was basically ransacked during the walk home (broken windows, overturned benches, theft, etc). That was the last year that concert series was held there. Of course this isn't premeditated. Mob mentality is tremdously powerful. A peace march, a right-to-life demonstration, a little league game - whatever - can turn ugly very quickly. It's just human nature. This doesn't mean that whe shouldn't congregate of course, but it does mean that we need to be aware of this when we congregate. I applaud those demonstrations that specify acceptable activities (and responses to opponents) in advance. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
