[wvns] Boston police arrest Vets for Peace

Boston police arrest Vets for Peace
Mon Nov-12-07

http://mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/im-speechless-this-picture-speaks.html

More than a dozen members of an antiwar veterans group were arrested
yesterday as they protested the exclusion of their message from
Boston's Veterans Day parade.Members of Veterans for Peace lined up in
front of a podium at City Hall Plaza holding antiwar placards, as
color guards from Massachusetts military units and JROTC bands from
across the state filed into Government Center for a ceremony,
sponsored by the American Legion, to honor veterans after the parade.
Some protesters wore gags, which they later said symbolized the fact
that, while they were permitted to march in the parade, they were
prevented from carrying signs opposing the war in Iraq.

"We were exercising our First Amendment rights," said Winston Warfield
of Dorchester, a member of the group. "The First Amendment protects
free speech, even when you don't agree with what's being said."

When Boston police asked the demonstrators to move from the front of
the podium so that the Veterans Day services could continue, they
refused. As the Boston Firemen's Band played The Marine Hymn, several
protesters were placed in plastic handcuffs and led away.

"Our free speech and civil rights are being abridged here," said Nate
Goldschlag, a Vietnam-era veteran who was among those standing in
front of the podium. "We are veterans, too, and we should be allowed
to express our opposition to this war."

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