tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post2491848969934992057..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Permits!Gail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-84678877669065089662011-10-22T21:51:12.010-04:002011-10-22T21:51:12.010-04:00"Why can't the NYPD treat peaceful protes..."Why can't the NYPD treat peaceful protesters exercising their rights to free speech and to assemble like the police in Canada??"<br /><br />Simple, Gail--Canada is not an empire. Have you ever been to Ottawa? I visited there back in 2006. Very pleasant city--but the remarkable thing is that there isn't a security barrier in site and the police presence is nearly invisible. <br /><br />Contrast that to our increasingly fortified capital, where I have to hear security announcements blaring over the Washington Metro's PA system nearly every day as I commute to and from work.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.com