I think the main reason that we're NOT seeing riots like that in New York right now is that the police are on the protesters' side, mostly, rather than the RNC's side. . . tempers are high enough that, if the police were out in force in riot gear and nightsticks with tear-gas ready to go, I bet something WOULD happen. The fact that the police are mostly out there in regular police uniforms yelling encouragement to the protesters (someone mentioned that, in one of the marches, a police officer turned on his bullhorn and told the protesters, "Good energy there! Keep it up, you've only got one more mile to go!") is probably the reason that there HAVEN'T been any conflicts.
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Date: 2004-09-01 11:40 am (UTC)