Judge Denies March Permit, Feb15 Protest Goes On

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Feb 11 12:56:44 PST 2003


Michael Pollak wrote:


>[It's funny how many people who would never think of challenging the
>police at a permitted rally, never mind throwing a brick, get fired up
>about the idea when the march has been made illegal. If there's one thing
>that Americans across the spectrum can get self-righteous about, it's
>their first amendment rights.]

When Rudy walled off City Hall Park, formerly a site of frequent protests, there was hardly a peep. And I used to think NYC was irrepressible.

Doug



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