In a message dated 11/29/2002 4:47:28 PM Central Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> From what I observed on my lunch hour today, the ratio
>  of police to "Buy Nothing Day" demonstrators had as
>  many as three police to each demonstrator at times at
>  the Maul of America.  Many of the demonstrators
>  focused on antisweatshop and campaigns against child
>  labor asking shopper's to check the labels of what
>  they buy and be more conscious about the impacts of
>  what they consume, whether to give as a gift or for
>  themselves.

Considering that it has been our patriotic duty to shop otherwise the 
terrorists will have won, I am surprised the police presence at this event 
wasn't beefed up by the Homeland  Security folks.

Linda Mann
Kingfield
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