Now this is what free speech is all about:
According to ACLU legal papers, local police, acting at the direction of the Secret Service, violated the rights of protesters in two ways: people expressing views critical of the government were moved further away from public officials while those with pro-government views were allowed to remain closer; or everyone expressing a view was herded into what is commonly known as a "protest zone," leaving those who merely observe, but express no view, to remain closer.�. . . .
In one example, retired steelworker Bill Neel, 66, was handcuffed and detained by local officials at a rally in western Pennsylvania last year after he refused to be herded into a remote "designated free speech zone" located behind a six-foot chain-link fence.
Here's a tip: if it's behind a fence, it's not free.
Posted by Jason at September 24, 2003 02:48 PM