Police arrested some 1,400 protesters on Thursday, but most of them knew they had it coming, since they were practicing active civil disobedience by sitting-in right in the middle of busy intersections to block traffic. On Thursday, merely marching in a street was not enough to get you arrested. In fact, on Thursday night, a [...]
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
Anatole France, novelist (1844 - 1924) - 1894, The Red Lily, chapter 7