Protestors demonstrate in DC today
 

I got a few pics whilst waiting to get back into my building....watching at least 6 blakcs of traffic getting jammed and 3 accidents....


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The IRS, however, remained open. Police said the protesters had caused no major disruptions, but Federal Protective Service officers, who have jurisdiction in and around federal buildings, had arrested about 35 people for crossing police lines. D.C. police had made one arrest, as of late morning, for crossing a police line.

"We anticipate more arrests because the protesters are expected to try to block rush hour traffic later this afternoon. . . . We anticipate rolling street closures," said D.C. police spokeswoman Traci Hughes, who added that the process will be streamlined "They will pay a fine and be on their merry way."


further in:

Officers began making arrests when the demonstrators, one by one, stepped over the metal barriers and police lines at the IRS entrance, making for the front steps. They did not fight their arrests and sat down quietly on the sidewalk, their hands handcuffed behind them. They were later loaded into a van.

But police did not seem eager to arrest anyone.

At 11:30 a.m., about 30 demonstrators were sitting in a circle, blocking one lane of L Street NW at 13th St. A ring of D.C. police officers on bicycles surrounded them. This had been going on for an hour, but a police captain on the scene said he did not plan to arrest anyone.


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I'm sure they accomplished a lot.

Maybe, maybe not.

It's my opinion that the Civil Rights protestors as well as those who marched against the Vietnam War made their points.

Perhaps these people did also.

I saw them as soon as I got off Farragut West... I thought they were auditioning for Scream or something

Hell, let 'em protest. If they think that is the best use of their time and resources, then sure, more power to them.

What I do find strange about this bunch (as opposed to those who are against the war, but less protest-prone, perhaps) is that most I've come across are the types who have nearly no contact with people in the military. I'm not saying that contact w/ military folks would change their mind, but I do find it strange that so many people with very tenuous connections to servicemen and women seem to be giving them "a voice."

I'm sure there are protesters with ample connections, and perhaps it is different in other parts of the country, but my experience with them has given me this impression.