Demonstrators arrested outside of White House - story and pics

[Kadie]

16 Protesters Arrested Near White House
Associated Press
Tuesday, October 17, 2006; 11:32 AM


Protesters opposed to provisions in an anti-terrorism bill signed into law by President Bush have been arrested near the White House.

A spokesman for the U.S. Park Police said 16 people were taken into custody on the White House sidewalk around 10:30 a.m. Lt. Scott Fear said the demonstrators have been charged with impeding access to a White House entrance.

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The demonstrators represented a coalition of religious groups. Many of those arrested had been shouting out "Bush is the terrorist," and "Torture is a crime."


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A police officer leads away a demonstrator after her arrest in front of the entrance to the White House in Washington, DC. The group was protesting the treatment of detainees and prisoners by the Administration of President George W. Bush to coincide with Bush's signing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.(AFP/Karen Bleier)


Demonstrators protest in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, as President Bush was inside signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006. The demonstrators were later arrested for blocking a gate at the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)


Demonstrators are arrested for blocking a gate at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 as President Bush was inside signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)


Demonstrators are arrested for blocking a gate at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 as President Bush was inside signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

[AndyA]

1. Enemy combatants? Never to be seen or heard from again?

This isn't America. Where did America go?

[babylonsister]

4. God, that's so damned scary. nt

[bdamomma]

31. 16 protestors what if there were millions of us in front of WH

what would they do then??? this regime must be stopped, they are infringing on our way of life now, they are laughing at all of us, I will not be used as a doormat!

[Binka]

2. Good On Them! True American Patriots!

[MADem]

3. Jeez....where are the COLLEGE kids???

I hate to say it, but those look like faces from the NIXON era. The youth of this country seem to be AWOL in this matter...could this be a selective representation, or is my assessment that their are no youngsters there correct?

Hey, ya get the government you deserve, but damn, if pictures don't lie, they're not holding up their end.

[Benhurst]

5. I guess they are too busy shopping to demonstrate in front of

Hell House.

[soothsayer]

6. Well, it's cold and rainy here

[merh]

7. They are ill informed - they don't see it as anything to care about

or they are "goal oriented" - god forbid they screw up their resumes.

When I was young, the news was full of the coverage of VietNam, body bags and fighting.

Now, nothing and too many distractions that keep a majority of the young from knowing what is going on and from really caring - no draft, they ain't affected.

:cry:

[bdamomma]

32. not until we are personally affected by this administration

is when we will stand up to these thugs. very sad, we have let things go too long.

[Kittycat]

8. Too early in the morning

They're recovering from a weekend of partying, and xbox playing.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

9. Bring back the draft and well see more of the kids

Just a matter of time

[bdamomma]

33. we need to get those republicans kids involved then see

how fast this war ends.

[BrotherBuzz]

15. Them College kids grew up during...

Reagan's years when “I got mine” became intellectually acceptable as a social policy. :shrug:

[Dragonbreathp9d]

26. I have classes...

But if this election is stolen I wil be there. If people start 'disappearing', I will be there. If the writ is not returned, I will be there. NONVOLENT ACTION!!!!!!!

[Anakin Skywalker]

28. Hard to Have a Career w/ Arrest Record?

Just a guess.........

[MADem]

38. That's bullshit. You can participate, yet move when the cop tells you to

Arrest isn't a mandatory feature of these exercises. At least not back in the day when people actually showed up for these things.

You keep moving, you don't block the sidewalk, yet you provide CRITICAL MASS which makes the exercise worth covering by the media. And by media, I am talking about video cameras and television reporters, something beyond a few photographers shooting stills.

Jeez, back in the day, there were groups of people who were the designated sacrificial lambs, who would block and get arrested, while others just provided support, milled about, created a bit of controlled chaos and enjoyed the cameraderie. There were too many for the cops to arrest them all.

Guess MTV and XBox keeps the youngsters chained indoors nowadays.

I have to put it down to laziness and a sense that they won't be affected. Which is sort of the way Dick Cheney felt about it, with his five deferments....

[KnaveRupe]

30. We have raised a generation that doesn't know what their rights are.

Beginning in the eighties, with the "War on Drugs", we started seeing random locker searches. During the nineties, we began installing metal detectors in schools. Now, schools are in many ways more like prisons than like schools.

Over the past 20 years, students have been conditioned to accept that authority can do whatever they want, and that individuals have no rights.

Why are we surprised that they aren't protesting this?

Reap what ye sow, America.

[MADem]

34. But they do know how to download their favorite MTV videos!

I don't want to believe that the next generations are a bunch of useless sheep, but they aren't convincing me yet.

Hell, my generation was jerky in some respects (the "Don't trust anyone over thirty" business was childish, ageist, and just plain ignorant, IMO) but there was an iota of PASSION about them, even if they executed a bit stupidly in some respects.

I guess these pampered kids don't feel like they need to CHANGE THE WORLD...

And right now, the world is a shitty diaper, and it BADLY needs changing!

[WinkyDink]

36. I WAS one of those 60's college kids. It's called "The Draft".

Among other things. Studies have shown that "My G-g-g-generation" chose majors more socially progressive, for one. For another, it was an entirely different milieu, where Youth Culture ruled, so we thought we could actually make a difference.

[MADem]

37. You're not the only one!! And I agree the draft was a helluva motivator

But demonstrations happened well BEFORE the draft took hold as well. The SDS was all over the place raising hell and riling the locals before the lottery ever happened. They were instrumental among others in organizing that huge march on the Pentagon in 67. By the time the lottery came along, though, they were deflating and other organizations, like VVAW were taking hold of the agenda.

The lottery was an early Christmas present (do I need to use that :sarcasm: icon?) in 1969, with the first inductees off to the races in 70. Great history here: http://www.landscaper.net/draft.htm#Sept.%2014%20'Wins'%20Draft%20Lottery

[wakeme2008]

10. Wonder who the asshole with the shit eating grin is on the third

picture :grr:

[Stand and Fight]

12. You should clarify....

I think the "asshole" you're referring to is a protestor, and the other guy in the picture -- the black cop -- hardly has a "shit eating" grin on his face... :shrug:

[wakeme2008]

16. The rain coat says he is a detective IMHO

:shrug:

[Stand and Fight]

22. No... He's being arrested.

Notice the hands behind his back. The grin is one of defiance, friend.

[shadowknows69]

13. Umm one of the ones being arrested I think.

A braver man than you or I if we weren't there

[jayfish]

14. I Think It's An Arrested Protester.

:(

[BlueEyedSon]

19. He is wearing orange. That's his civil disobedience "arrest-me face"

[Jack Rabbit]

11. !!

Liberty Leading the People (1830) by Eugène Delacroix
From the website of the University of Southern California

[annabanana]

17. Well, I'll tell ya, Jack R.

Protesting topless would probably bring more cameras!

[Jack Rabbit]

20. I don't think anybody would come to see me topless

!!

[cui bono]

23. are you saying you could use a moob job? n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

25. No. All Americans have been jobbed by a boob for six years.

[BlueEyedSon]

18. "Lieutenant Fear"?? Oh that's too good....

[intheflow]

21. I love how they say it was religious groups, but don't say which ones.

Because if they had to list it was Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, and Lutherans, it might make people think these were the opinions of the mainstream. No, better to make them seem anonymous so people can completely not identify with them (at best) or assume they're religious wackos like Phelps or Koresh (at worst.)

K&R

[rosesaylavee]

29. That's right.

Mainstream religions have been asking *co to listen for a few years now... ignored of course.

[EC]

24. Maybe the young ones will start joining in

after their Grandparents start disappearing...

But when I think about it the earliest arrests in the 60's were the elders of churches and peace societies, then it started on the campus'

[Olney Blue]

27. The protestors look like well-educated people.

I wonder how many work in the field of law.

[Buzz Clik]

35. Thumbs up for the protestors. Providing a voice that our leaders will not.