UPDATED: Police Prevent Sheehan From Finishing Speech
Update (TL): Crooks and Liars has the video. More from the Village Voice and New York Times.
by TChris
New York City police prevented Cindy Sheehan from finishing a speech she was delivering at Union Square yesterday. They also arrested a rally organizer for failing to obtain a permit before allowing Cindy to use a "sound device" to criticize the president.
"This is what's been happening for the last couple of years," said the co-chairman of the Green Party's Manhattan chapter, Daniel Starling, who attended the rally. "Every time we try to hold a demonstration, they arrest us."
Free speech in New York: you're free to speak when, where, and how the City permits you to speak.
Update: Cindy describes what happened:
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