On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 11:42:41AM -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: > I haven't seen anyone mention this here, and wonder if it's being reported > out there "West of the Hudson"... > > Apparently, a large traffic-stopping protest here in NYC was performed > using a method I hadn't heard of before. Basically, the demonstrators > handcuffed themselves together, but inside large PVC tubing in which their > arms were encased. So in order to clear out the demonstrators, cops pretty > much have to cart off a tied-together mass of 100 demonstrators, without > any real hope of breaking them apart in any short amount of time. >
Yeah, that's an old EarthFirst! tactic. Called a "sleeping dragon" EarthFirst! has developed some pretty inovative techniques like this, treesits, tripod sits, etc. And, of course, the fascists have declared these tools to be in and of themselves illegal. http://www.a16.org/feature.cfm?ID=11 -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com We are now in America's Darkest Hour. http://www.oshkoshbygosh.org hoka hey!
