Posted by Jack
Latest estimates, over 100,000 crazies will be decending upon Denver to grab some camera attention during the DNC, CNN said they will gladly oblige. About 25,000 democrats will be attending the actual convention.
With a crowd of about 1,000 protesters massing on Auraria Boulevard, directly in front of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Secret Service and local police locked down the security perimeter about 12:30 p.m. MT, shutting down the only access point for media and most staff to get into or out of the site.
Anti-war protesters — carrying signs reading “Send Them Home,” “No War on Iran,” and “Do-Nothing Democrats” — marched in front of the convention site while police in full riot gear — many displaying their weapons — looked on in a tense scene.
Several protesters taunted police by waving cameras in their faces or yelling, “Police state,” but no clashes erupted. While the scene remained painful in front of the main entrance, at least two protesters were arrested several blocks away.
One was told he was being arrested for having his face covered with a black scarf on convention grounds, and another was placed into custody for not cooperating with police after coming to the first protester’s defense. Both were placed in plastic handcuffs and escorted to a police van.