Democracy, my Ass
Posted on July 3rd, 2006
Mike Ferner writes: Has This Country Gone Completely Insane?
This afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee while sitting in the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center on Chicago’s south side, a Veterans Administration cop walked up to me and said, “OK, you’ve had your 15 minutes, it’s time to go.”
“Huh?”, I asked intelligently, not quite sure what he was talking about.
“You can’t be in here protesting,” officer Adkins said, pointing to my Veterans For Peace shirt.
“Well, I’m not protesting, I’m having a cup of coffee,” I returned, thinking that logic would convince Adkins to go back to his earlier duties of guarding against serious terrorists.
Flipping his badge open, he said, “No, not with that shirt. You’re protesting and you have to go.” Read on …
3 Comments Add your own
1. docca | July 3rd, 2006 at 4:36 pm
What was written on the shirt? He never said…
2. Anonymous | July 4th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
That is sooo fscked up. If you’re not familiar with this case, google up Cohen v. California.
3. jordan | July 5th, 2006 at 10:34 am
@ docca: He did say… Veterans for Peace.
I’m so glad the guy is going to stand up against this bullshit.
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