The return of the Free Speech Zones...
Well here we are. The time right before the DNC convention and what do mine eyes see? Three layers of chain link fence topped with the best barbed wire our government can buy. I would like to say more but the image of free speech, behind fences, under the spot lights, hidden under a half built bridge is upsetting me a lot. I'm honestly not sure what purpose could possibly be served by this particular tactic. Do the secret service imagine that someone intending mischief would meekly enter the free speech zone, or identify himself as an protester? How much more likely are they to identify themselves as a reporter, or a tourist, or anything other than a label that will get them locked in a cage? If it's not a legitimate safety concern, then it can only be for political reasons -- keeping protesters out of sight of the news cameras. And that's just disturbing. All Americans should be rightly outraged at this treatment. |
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