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8 Arrested at Naperville Rally: ...At a rally organized to raise awareness of the anti-globalization movement, police said. 200 kids stormed the streets of downtown Naperville to raise awareness to the G-8 summit in Italy. The protest was dubbed the Reclaim the Streets Rally, in which demonstrators said wanted to "open people's eyes to what they see as the environmental concerns and exploitation of workers that result from the push for economic growth. Sophia Delaney, 19(!!!!), of Chicago said that Naperville was chosen as a site because of the perceived complacency of residents toward world political issues and the group's desire to involve suburban youths. A female officer was knocked off her bike and more than 50 (!!!!) officers were used to control the crowd***!***. 8 were arrested.
My take on the whole thing: there is no doubt the cop fell off her bike in some way, yet the police claim she was 'knocked off". There were probably less than 200 protestors and more than 50 cops. At a party I went to in high school where a 21 year old dude who hung out at high school parties got stabbed, the ratio of cops to party-attendes was an awe-inspiring 3 to 1, and there were about 15 people who didn't clear out right away. Another point: protesting the g-8 in naperville will get you a headline in the Naperville Sun, but not in the Chicago Papers, where it fell all the way to page 8.
Another take: God forgive me for saying at any time that Flickerstick were the least worst of the Bands on the Run Show. After watching the way they've acted since winning the contest, I sincerely hope that the majority of the sold out MEtro show are going there to heckle their goofy ass guitar player. I came to the conclusion that their 900 seconds are about up when one of their members said: "Yeah, ya know, we're gonna play our more poppy stuff, cuz, ya know, record company guys don't want to hear our art stuff." Yeah.
And certain someones haven't made any kind of contact with me in the last 72 hours, and I'm starting to worry.
Heading to Chicago tonight***2*** with my brother and some friends to bar hop and inevitably end up passed out on a stranger's couch singing "sublet" by lifter puller; "we laugh indoors" by death cab for cutie; "our weekend starts on wednesday" by hey mercedes; "regionalists" by mt.st.helens; and "i didn't come here to die" by spoon.
In the stereo: Lifter Puller s/t
***!***Read: 4 cops for every one skinny fisted protestor.
***2***Christine, if yer reading this, I'll give you a call today.
And I thought that she looked like an angel, I put my mouth up against her halo.
8 Arrested at Naperville Rally: ...At a rally organized to raise awareness of the anti-globalization movement, police said. 200 kids stormed the streets of downtown Naperville to raise awareness to the G-8 summit in Italy. The protest was dubbed the Reclaim the Streets Rally, in which demonstrators said wanted to "open people's eyes to what they see as the environmental concerns and exploitation of workers that result from the push for economic growth. Sophia Delaney, 19(!!!!), of Chicago said that Naperville was chosen as a site because of the perceived complacency of residents toward world political issues and the group's desire to involve suburban youths. A female officer was knocked off her bike and more than 50 (!!!!) officers were used to control the crowd***!***. 8 were arrested.
My take on the whole thing: there is no doubt the cop fell off her bike in some way, yet the police claim she was 'knocked off". There were probably less than 200 protestors and more than 50 cops. At a party I went to in high school where a 21 year old dude who hung out at high school parties got stabbed, the ratio of cops to party-attendes was an awe-inspiring 3 to 1, and there were about 15 people who didn't clear out right away. Another point: protesting the g-8 in naperville will get you a headline in the Naperville Sun, but not in the Chicago Papers, where it fell all the way to page 8.
Another take: God forgive me for saying at any time that Flickerstick were the least worst of the Bands on the Run Show. After watching the way they've acted since winning the contest, I sincerely hope that the majority of the sold out MEtro show are going there to heckle their goofy ass guitar player. I came to the conclusion that their 900 seconds are about up when one of their members said: "Yeah, ya know, we're gonna play our more poppy stuff, cuz, ya know, record company guys don't want to hear our art stuff." Yeah.
And certain someones haven't made any kind of contact with me in the last 72 hours, and I'm starting to worry.
Heading to Chicago tonight***2*** with my brother and some friends to bar hop and inevitably end up passed out on a stranger's couch singing "sublet" by lifter puller; "we laugh indoors" by death cab for cutie; "our weekend starts on wednesday" by hey mercedes; "regionalists" by mt.st.helens; and "i didn't come here to die" by spoon.
In the stereo: Lifter Puller s/t
***!***Read: 4 cops for every one skinny fisted protestor.
***2***Christine, if yer reading this, I'll give you a call today.
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