Monday, February 28, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Nation
Thousands protest acquittal
Diallo verdict spurs criticism
NEW YORK—Thousands of angry and frustrated New Yorkers took to the streets Saturday to protest the acquittal of four white police officers who killed an unarmed African immigrant in a barrage of 41 bullets.
The Associated Press
"Killer cops have got to go!" shouted a crowd of more than 2,500 people who marched down Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan to criticize the verdict in the Amadou Diallo murder trial.
Some members of the mostly young, multiracial crowd taunted police, who tried to keep protesters on the sidewalks. The crowd marched south from 59th Street to City Hall, where it was met by a large contingent of police officers. Eventually, protesters were dispersed without much incident.
About 40 people were arrested when they sat down in the street near St. Patrick's Cathedral and blocked traffic.
Hours earlier, Diallo's mother told a crowd in Harlem she hoped her son's death would inspire people to fight against police brutality and improve understanding between police and civilians.
"It's about justice," Kadiatou Diallo said a day after the verdicts. "Nothing can replace Amadou...but if his cause can help clarify this situation, ...so that the people can live in peace, I think that would be a great honor for us."
In Newark, N.J., about 150 people protested the verdicts. About 50 people gathered outside Diallo's Bronx home, where several hundred had demonstrated after the verdicts were announced Friday.
The same indignation was evident in many of the 350 people who crammed into the Rev. Al Sharpton's
National Action Network headquarters in Harlem for an emotional rally.
"Murders们!" they shouted.
"Racist cops!" "We want justice!
But a hush fell on the packed room when Diallo's mother approached the podium. As she thanked the audience in a soft voice for the support they had given her family, listeners cried out "Thank you!" and "We love you!"
Diallo said that after sitting through nearly a month of trial testimony and arguments, she still could not understand why her son died. The defense argument that her son's actions had drawn the officers' attention and led them to believe he had a gun caused her particular anguish, she said.
Jurors have avoided the media since the verdict, but juror Thomas Knowles, who answered the door at his upstate home yesterday, said that the group was considering issuing a statement or speaking publicly.
Police to bust Mardi Gras flashers
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — After 360 tourists got busted last year for exposing themselves during Mardi Gras season, police are warning this year's crowd to keep their clothes on or face even more arrests.
And as the holiday parades began, police warned hotel and restaurant owners that they will close down balconies if people toss beads or other trinkets from them. The beads are traditionally offered as rewards to people below for flashing flesh.
On Friday, the first big parade night kicking off Carnival, the 11 days leading up to Mardi Gras, police arrested three women and one man for exposing themselves.
But not everyone thinks a buttoned-down Mardi Gras is a good idea.
"That's what Mardi Gras is all about—having fun and cuttin' up," said Randy Avara, a member of a
It used to be that the exhibitionism was confined to Carnival and Mardi Gras, with mostly drunk women baring their breasts to get strings of plastic beads in the French Quarter. But these days, just about any occasion will do.
crew installing cable for new street lights.
Annie Koenig of Salem, Ore., and her husband, Bill, got an eyeful two weeks ago. "They were taking their tops off. The streets were packed. Guys were begging the girls," Annie Koenig said, shaking her head.
Eleven people were arrested that weekend for indecent exposure, said Lt. Marlon Defillo, a police spokesman.
the debauchery is getting exposure far beyond vacation photo albums. The Playboy Channel has planned shows from the French Quarter this year. MTV's Real World has come down for Carnival. And many Web
sites advertise photographs and videos of women baring their breasts for beads. Some are for sale, others can be downloaded for free.
Earlier this month, police took 1,000 placards around the French Quarter and asked merchants and businesses to display them before Mardi Gras, which falls on March 7 this year.
"Uniform and plainclothes officers will be vigilant in the French Quarter and WILL TAKE the appropriate action if the law is violated ... just ask the 360 people who were arrested last year for lewd conduct," the placards say.
Last year's arrests more than doubled the 163 obscenity arrests during Carnival 1998, Defillo said. Of those arrested last year, 324 were out-of-state tourists, while the rest were mostly from other Louisiana towns.
Violators can get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, though that is unlikely for first-timers.
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Wednesday, March 1 & 8
Come to this 2 part workshop to get all of your questions answers by a professional automobile mechanic.
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7 - 9:30 p.m.
Byron's Autohaus, 640 N. 2nd St.
Pre-registration is required, Call 864-3552 The cost is $15 upon arrival
Sponsored by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, 22 Strong Hall, 864-3552. www.ukans.edu/~etwrc
Monday evening, March 6 Hilary Kass MPH. Wellness Adviser
Biofeedback is a simple process of using autogenic phrases to cue the mind to quiet and the body to relax. You will enjoy the feeling as your heart rate slows, breathing becomes slower and even, blood pressure decreases, and muscles relax. Join me for an evening of rebalancing, self-regulation, and self-healing. You will receive your own thermometer and written information so you may continue your practice.
Tuesday evening, March 28
Kay Metzger, MMF, MT-BC, Music Therapist
Come and enjoy a musical program that will massage your body/mind/spirit. Kay is a local music therapist who has been practicing in various settings since 1980. Kay has a private practice—Music is Sound Therapy—and has produced two music meditation tapes (available at the Merc).
Schedule for both evenings
Schedule for both evenings
6:30 to 7 p.m. - Gather and let us feed you a simple, vegetarian meal
7 p.m. to 7:45 - Program
7:45 p.m. - Hot tea and dessert
Cost of each evening $10, $8 for seniors and co-op members.
Participants must preregister and prepay at the co-op.
Evenings will be held at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread. For more info. call the Merc 843-8544 and ask for Nancy or
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