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At least one protester was detained by police outside the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver just after noon on Monday, as the Democratic National Convention was getting underway. Four people wearing bandanas over their faces, who said they were protesting "capitalism," sat down on the sidewalk in front of the convention center, prompting a swarm of roughly 20 police officers to shut down one lane of traffic and subsequently put one of them in plastic handcuffs. Two of the other protesters told bystanders that they had not been told by police why their friend was being arrested, and claimed they had done nothing wrong.
The Colorado Convention Center is home to a large number of issue-based organizations during the DNC. Protesters are allowed to be in front of the building -- many others, including abortion protesters and individuals from PETA protesting the environmental impact of eating meat, were on the same sidewalk. The Democratic National Convention is taking place a couple of miles away, at the Pepsi Center.
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You know the best way to punish someone who is trying to protest "capitalism?" Don't arrest them, just ignore them while they sit there on the sidewalk.
Lights out! Guerrilla radio!
Sit that ass down!
The Democratic National Convention is taking place a couple of miles away, at the Pepsi Center.
Nice. At least it's in the same town. They could have mandated that all protests take place at least one time zone away from the convention center, so you'd be stuck in Central or Eastern yelling at your teevee.
I'm so glad they are protesting in Denver! Damn Democrats! This whole war is all president Gore's fault!
Get yer "Capitalism Sux" t-shirts right here, only $20!
Where's Chief Ramsey when you need him???
Protester's Father: My boy is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star!
But let's not forget that in a capitalist system, no communist can be entirely so. Of course, protesting isn't nearly as inventive as these guys.
He obviously hand loomed that baseball cap from Alpaca fur on his commune (free from any market forces) his labor was then traded with another non-capitalist who made that bandana out of organic 50/50 cotton poly blend.
Why do they still arrest these poor guys? Just let them do their thing as people walk by with big-gulps and ipods. They will eventually give up and get jobs at the DC DMV with all the other anti-capitalists.
@Wizzyliz:
Chief Ramsey never announces his presence. You don't even know he's there until the cuffs are already on.
protester=waiting for semester to start
The Pepsi Center is not several miles away. More like several fractions of a mile away.
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Altitude making the walk seem a little longer?
I like protesting capitalism, as well. I just prefer to do so from the fine Italian leather interior of my BMW 650i.
@EdTheRed - Ooooooh, kinky!
Get yer "Capitalism Sux" t-shirts right here, only $20!
Quit bitching start a revolution, my ass.
You should see their faces when I walk by the Zendik people with my "Stop Selling T-Shirts and Start a Revolution" shirt on...
Do these bandana banditos have a business plan?