dictator"? No, there would have been calls for a peaceful vigil outside the palace or something equally innocuous and then one thing would have lead to another. The problem with "protesters" is not that they protest, but rather a lack of imagination which causes them to assume that what happens at the protest is restricted to what is advertised in advance. Nobody has to follow the script. An affinity group might decide to move into the zone and force the police to either ignore the silly law or attempt mass arrests. And what better opportunity to do so than when there are 6,000 people right there who might be inspired to join them or de-arrest them or whatever. Or then again it might be a nice chilled out legal protest with no arrests, after which I retire to the nearest park for a picnic with the rest of the chain gang and get involved in a discussion which leads to more effictive forms of action in the future. Or then again I might just have a really nice day out and (weather permitting) play some games in the park, listen to some tunes and catch a few rays. Whatever happens it's all good:-) Dissing "other people's" actions is easy. At least people are pledging to do something rather than sit on their arse watching TV. They should be applauded and encouraged, we only learn by experience. I don't get frustrated by the lack of "success" of protests. In terms of