Quote Originally Posted by TsPoet View Post
Whereas, according to what I've read, if the police or anyone did anything, than they'd be getting national attention.
Yes, that's pretty much the situation as I understand it. Or it was the situation -- there were some arrests this weekend, and I saw quite a few TV trucks tonight.

Probably the crowd that almost mowed me down was technically an illegal demonstration or march, but stopping them would have caused a ruckus so it was simpler for the city to just let them go. I understand that approach -- up to a point.