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Walking from 3rd to 1st Avenue: A True New York Horror Story
>> (2/18/03)
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>> The following narrative is a true, first-hand account of an incredible
>> journey from 3rd to 1st Avenue, New York on February 15, 2003. It
>> describes in detail the methods used by the NYPD to keep hundreds of
>> thousands of U.S. citizens from assembling at a legal, fully permitted
>> anti-war protest.
>>
>> Included are pictures and descriptions of a three-hour struggle to walk
>> across two avenues (from 3rd to 1st Avenue) and into the demonstration.
>> Accounts of police brutality, excessive force, and neglect of the U.S.
>> Constitution paint a picture of a well-organized effort to
>> significantly minimize the size of New York City's anti-war protest.
>>
>> Two friends, Hugh Popenoe and Tom Stalcup, from East Falmouth, MA drove
>> five hours to New York City to attend the anti-war rally. Their unique,
>> three-hour walk to cross two avenues included breaking through illegal
>> police blockades, being surrounded by mounted police, and finally
>> winning a standoff with police at 57th street to gain access to the
>> rally. Hugh's digital camera captured the images displayed in this
>> article.
>>
>> Read the story at:
>>
>> http://www.worldcastnews.com/
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