Sick-oid Nazi Police

The New York Times ran an article covering the "Freedom Walk" yesterday, from the Pentagon to the Mall. The coverage seemed a little bit tongue-in-cheek. The things sounds pathetic -- but I guess it depends on your viewpoint, right?

Still, these police tactics are getting out of hand. How do the police put up with orders to do shit like this?

Earlier in the day, several protesters appeared to run into trouble with the large police presence at the Pentagon and along the route. One man who registered for the walk was detained by a Pentagon police officer after he slipped a black hood over his head and produced a sign that read, "Freedom?"

The man was removed from the Pentagon registration area, handcuffed and taken away in a police car. It was not clear whether he was charged or simply detained and the police did not respond to messages requesting more information.

Ann Grossman, 56, from Silver Spring, Md., also carried a homemade sign, which read "Honor Our Troops, Respect Their Lives," that was confiscated by police at the Pentagon. Ms. Grossman registered to participate in the walk, saying she did so to voice her opposition to the Iraq war, and she was allowed to participate without the sign.

"I am totally against this administration and totally against this war," Ms. Grossman said.