Mask-wearing protestors in D.C. can now be arrested

By Freeman Klopott
Washington Examiner
Nov. 29, 2010

Now, police have the authority to arrest the protesters -- groups of three or more -- on sight if they:

» Fail to inform police before a protest;

» Protest outside a residence between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.;

» Wear masks.

The American Civil Liberties Union came out against the bill.

"It's already unlawful to wear a mask while committing a crime," said Arthur Spitzer, the legal director for the ACLU's Washington branch. "Now they've prohibited peaceful demonstrations when people are wearing masks ... and there are legitimate reasons to protest outside a house with a mask on." For example, an employee may want to protest her boss and wear a mask so she won't get fired, he said.

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