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Just heard that in Paris there has been a big protest before the French embassy and they destroyed the McDonald's in Paris.
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Hiya dear lady Reeka! Nice to see you
I just watched a news update here in California, and they were showing a street "sit in" protest that had to be disbanded by police in San Francisco. From what I saw, the protestors didn't become violent, but the police did find it necessary to use their batons to some degree to get people to move to more aproppriate areas. |
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Hiya, Marc! There have been protests in New York, D.C., the Philadelphia, too. I just thought tearing down a McDonald's was a bit.........hhmmm.......just a bit.......you know.
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Protests will occur everywhere. When you get that many emotional, frustrated people together, sooner or later it's going to turn into a mob. I doubt the actual intent was to tear down a McDonald's as a protest (unless their food is really bad )but things have a way of getting out of hand quite quickly.
I don't agree with the war, but I don't agree with this kind of protest either. I fear this is just the beginning, though.
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Didn't police find chemical traces of Ricin or something like that in a subway? I read a brief mention of that on a scrolling marquee on TV during a television show. If France were no threat to Iraq, meaning that they are not supporting our aggressive movements...why is there poison found there? Why not here or in the UK?
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Maybe because they were an easier target?
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There are people who would protest the Second Coming, if given half a chance.
I don't have a problem with anyone who is against the war; I treat you as an adult capable of reaching your own conclusions and having your own opinions. The protests, though, are staged by people who simply want some media attention. I laugh them off as completely unimportant. *yawns at protesters* Unfortunately, all this bickering and petty spitefulness on both sides, both French and American, has dealt a serious blow to the diplomatic relations between two countries who have been allies for more than a century. It will take decades for the bad blood to work itself out....*sigh*
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Relic, the police started arresting them because the idiots felt it was alright to throw rocks, bottles, and other trash at them. Nothing gives these people the right to break the law. I think they should all be charged with assaulting police officers. Let them spend some real time in jail. Let them suffer for their cause.
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I'm all for peaceful demonstrations and have been on a few myself but resorting to violence and attacking police ECT gets up my nose. What will turning the march into a riot prove that a peaceful demonstration won’t? [ 03-21-2003, 03:14 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]
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