Activists behind NY Post parody detained by police [View All]

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Source: Daily Finance

The New York Post does not have a sense of humor about itself, it would seem.

Early this morning, some 2,000 activists affiliated with a group called The Yes Men handed out copies of a 32-page parody issue calling attention to climate change. But when volunteers tried to distribute copies outside the Post's offices, they were detained by police and their papers were confiscated, says an eyewitness.

Photographer Jason Nicholas was taking pictures of Yes Men volunteers outside Grand Central Terminal when he got a text message letting him know there was an incident in progress at the News Corp. headquarters building on Avenue of the Americas about 10 blocks away. Nicholas raced to the scene in time to see police officers detaining three volunteers who had been handing out copies.

"They seized the papers that those guys were distributing" and took them inside the building, says Nicholas, who has photos of the confrontation. "It seemed they were acting in concert with building security because I noticed them talking before and after." Nicholas estimates the volunteers were held for 15 to 20 minutes. He could not say whether they were handing out papers on the sidewalk or on the concrete apron that fronts the News Corp. building.


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