Again, Correa denies that any such decision has been made. Moana parks would be reminiscent of the Chicago police ban on camping at Lincoln Park by anti-Vietnam War protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The more arbitrary the rule, the more fragile. When protesters converged on Lincoln Park, Chicago's finest chased them away through narrow streets, clubbing and tear-gassing demonstrators and bystanders alike. The confrontation became infamous.
Most demonstrators camp out.
They don't stay in hotels. Refusing to accept that fact of political protest could create a debacle of proportion exceeding the relatively light demonstration envisaged. White says ADBwatch has been frustrated in its attempts to achieve such a dialogue. He says he invited city officials to meet with him and two state assistant attorneys general yesterday to discuss the issues, but they declined. Correa says the state attorneys represented the city in that meeting.