A squad of cops in bulletproof vests swooped into an upper Manhattan park and charged seven men with the "crime" of playing chess in an area off-limits to adults unaccompanied by kids -- even though no youngsters were there. [More]
I guess age discrimination is OK if the government does it?
I'm wondering when this heavy-handed stormtrooping actually will turn into "a broken windows thing." And a lot more.
[Via William T]
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