Having corralled the crowd, squads of officers are moving, three and four abreast and 10 deep, toward the mass of people. Despite the heavy enforcement, demonstrators have succeeded in bringing rush-hour traffic to a near standstill. The level of protest is approaching that of Vietnam War-era actions at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, but is so far not as violent. As cops begin making scattered arrests, anarchists are falling limp in the street, allowing police to carry them away. Let them go.
Demonstrators continue putting pressure on the cops.
Another group of protesters, riding bicycles and dressed as animals, has ridden into the crowd, adding to the standoff in front of City Hall. Tell us what you think. E-mail this story to a friend. To advertise in Nation contact Glenn Severance .