So apparently the cops are now sorry they hauled Cindy Sheehan (and others) out of the SOTU speech, and now are sorry and want to drop the charges. I say that's not good enough. This is just a kinder, gentler version of the kind of crap the cops pulled during the last Republican convention in New York City. First, they haul off and/or arrest the protesters on whatever pretext they can come up with, then when the event is over and done they want to release the folks who've been held, drop the charges, and hope everyone forgets what happened. Not that I can do a damn thing about it, but it's about time people quit stifling political speech in the first place. I'd like to see someone actually lose their job for this kind of arrest, so that the next time some authority figure wants to toss out someone for making a statement they think twice about doing it.
Posted by Jason at February 2, 2006 12:46 PM