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Protesters slow down the media

By Gerald Owens

Posted: September 4, 2008

Riot police got to work again today, taking up strategic positions around the Xcel Center to deal with protesters.

This creates such a logistical problem for the working media who have to enter and exit the building frequently during the day. It slows down the process, which includes the security lines. And once they get backed up there’s a snowball effect, and the waiting gets excruciating.

Protesting is part of the political process, and a right guaranteed by the first amendment. But, when people are protesting just to protest, and those people are here, you struggle to understand the purpose?

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Peaceful protest is one thing, rioting is another. If one riots, expect to be sprayed with tear gas and get hit upside the head with a police baton.
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