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Pastimes : No to WTO! Seattle 1999 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (50)	12/2/1999 9:07:00 AM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 187

Hey, Chris, I agree that the WTO is worth protesting, but the reports I read were that all these new measures were taken because of the vandalism. Maybe it was a calculated plan to discredit the protestors on their first day, I wouldn't put that past Clinton. But the destruction of private property occurred both in the U.S. and in the European protest the same day. As a property owner, I don't like the idea of people thinking they can get out of hand, even if a minority of the protestors were riotous. These actions can be deemed outside of the right to peaceful assembly, thus they blew it. I'm disappointed, not joyous, that this has happened, but I understand why actions have been taken against the protestors.