tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post8672338148409457700..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: The New York Times and Atlantic Yards: A Pattern of Inadequate, Misleading, Mostly Uncritical Coverage. Still.Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-34747666676756782752010-03-16T13:08:55.221-04:002010-03-16T13:08:55.221-04:00The Times also reported:
"At one point, pro...The Times also reported: <br /><br />"At one point, protesters wandered into traffic on Atlantic Avenue. The police went to corral them back to the sidewalk. One man was arrested for disorderly conduct."<br /><br />The protesters did not "wander" anywhere. They mindfully went into the street because they were forcefully penned and hemmed in. Many sat down in the street. That is not wandering. Much of the protest was spent dealing with over-reacting and over-zealous police (though not all of the officers were over-reacting).<br /><br />As for what one man was arrested for: He was arrested, literally, for playing an unamplified drum. This is not illegal activity. The police also try to stop protesters from blowing whistles and banging cowbells—also legal activity.Daniel Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559493959544311385noreply@blogger.com