Reply #72: My kids came to a number of pre-war and the RNC

[kohodog]

They are not toddlers though...February 2002 was freezing in NYC and some of the little kids there were cold.

The closest we came to any confrontation was when my daughter and I turned the corner near Washington Square Park at the end of the 2003 protest and walked into a hundred or so riot gear clad cops going to clear out the streets the minute the permit expired. That was when there was a small amount of push back, but we decided to head back uptown.

Unless the anarchists take over I see no reason to expect violence this time. Depending on the weather, etc, it can be tough on young kids, but I think their presence (as well as seniors) is a positive thing. The early protests in NYC were incredibly diverse in every sense. We need everyone to join in to prove this is a movement "of the people" and not just a certain political element.