[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Incident during demo this afternoon

[Karen Aram]

David

So sorry you had to go through that, a description of the couple would be helpful, so next month they can be avoided if seen. Sorry, also I wasn’t there, she pushed a man, but likely wouldn’t push a woman, knowing there might be consequences. 

I once had an 8 or 10 year old girl, kick my sign, it was in the seventy’s while protesting on behalf of farm workers, in front of the Safeway in DC. She kept kicking it, and wouldn’t stop when I told her to do so. It was a cloth sign held close to the ground, so there was nothing I could do. She had a gang of girls behind her, and she was determined to prove how tough she was. It was a tough neighborhood, and I wasn’t about to get into a fight with a little girl, nor was I going to allow myself to be bullied by one either. When she challenged by asking me, “what was I going to do about it," as she kicked it again. I told her to “meet me in the parking lot at 4:00PM,” it was 3:00, I told her she’d better be there, and she said the same to me as she and her friends left. I got the hell out of there by 3:30, because sometimes its best not to engage. Sun Tzu 101

PS 20:30?



> On Nov 3, 2018, at 15:02, David Green via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> At the demonstration this afternoon I picked a sign that said "The military does not protect my "freedom."
> 
> Sometime after 20:30, A middle aged woman and man crossed Neil to the southeast corner of Neil and Main where I was standing. She walked up to me and firmly shoved the sign, knocking me slightly backwards causing me to drop the sign.
> 
> I accused her of assault, and while she and and the man tried to debate the issue with me, I called 911. The fellow implied that I was wimpish for caring about being shoved by a woman. They stood there while I asked the police to send a squad car over. While on the phone, I followed them down Main Street going east, and watched them turn into the PNC parking lot. I told the 911 officer that I was following them, and he told me not to. I obeyed his orders (I regret doing so).
> 
> I went back to the corner and waited for a police officer, which took several minutes. An officer came and took my account of the incident and descriptions of them. He also of course took my personal info, including even my height and weight.
> 
> He proceeded to drive around for a while and returned to report that he had not sighted them. No further action was advised or promised by him.
> 
> David Green
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