two entries from the "this is so wrong" file

[cellio]

Item 1: A man mimicking the Abu Ghraib prisoner on the box outside an army recruitment office (silent, peaceful protest) was arrested and charged with two felonies -- because those wires and the milk crate he was standing on were obviously a bomb threat, don't'cha know. Sheesh. (Link from roozle.)

Item 2: Bush campaign tries to enlist religious congregations for help (link from caryabend). I hope they tell the campaign to stuff it and stop meddling in non-partisan religious organizations. Or better yet, I hope they just tell their congregants it happened, with no further comment.

(Item 3 (meta): this build is sure taking a long time.)

Comments

re: item 1

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

Why was he stupid enough to launch this sort of protest now, in Boston, right before the DNC, when half the city is or will be cordoned off? How dumb do you have to be, to be surprised when you get arrested and charged with a felony when the tenor of the city is what it is?