all this was brought to my attention via Josh, who I may not agree with in entirety... but I can completely respect (as I believe he does me) for at least maintaining an actually peaceful process of his protest. Plus he is so beautifully eloquent in his fervor of thought that I can't stop reading his perspective.

"at the protest when I saw a man pick up some sticks and prepare to fling them at the cops. A chorus of, 'no!'s arose from the crowd, and he was physically restrained from completing his act." - Oscar Notes

"One young man held an American flag and looked tense. I pointed to the flag patch I was wearing, looked him in the eye and gave a thumbs up. One old woman said, 'you're all traitors.' I responded, 'I'm here because I love my country.' That's the truth, kids." - Protest Notes

If only the majority were so enlightened.

...enough already!