This is the Police State in NYC

[Florida_Geek]

Protesters wearing hoods lock hands to block buses of delegates Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in New York. Police wrapped demonstrators and an entire midtown Manhattan block in orange netting Tuesday to control anti-GOP protests, arresting more than 270 people as activists massed in the streets for marches toward the site of the party's convention.(AP Photo/Joe Kohen)

[Dhalgren]

1. Take a good look America.

This is your future if Caligula stays in the WH. Get ready for it. Learn to worship your betters or get mean and hard and fast...

[Seeking Serenity]

2. Ummm, I don't think that photo makes your point

All I see is protesters donning black hoods, presumably on their own accord to make a statement, and police standing near. This is emblematic of a police state?

You could do better. Try!

[cthrumatrix]

3. this looks like bullshit.... they are getting americans pissed by this

[seabeyond]

4. why the hell are we putting hoods on people. is this for real

this is a bunch of shit. when did we decide it was ok to put a hood on one of our friggin people. gonna strip them down and have homo play with them too.........................

i want this on front page

[eeyore]

5. the protesters put them on themselves....

i get the protest, but the cops in that photo look pretty mellow to me.