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I Don't Get It!

Today I read a news article about a 61 yr old man's arrest in a New York mall. The reason? He refused a demand by mall security guards to remove his t-shirt or leave the premises. He had the t-shirt made at one of the mall businesses. What was so offensive about the shirt? It bore the slogans: "Peace on Earth" and "Give Peace a Chance."

Huh? Since when did beating the drums for war become a good thing and advocating for peace, bad?

This blue ribbon used to be part of a peace and solidarity campaign promoted on ourvoices.org but the website no longer exists.

Peace ...

UPDATE: It seems the mall now wants to drop the charges. As it turns out, the man they arrested is a lawyer. Duh!! The arrest prompted protestors to march through the mall demanding the charges against the man be dropped.

Maybe there is still hope for this world yet ...

Posted by Nightbird at March 6, 2003 12:35 AM
Posted to Politics & War