5:00 PM

Still pretty quiet. Cops obviously thinking they were in control.

Me and a friend went around giving the cops Employee Evaluations:

"Good Boys! You're behaving yourselves very nicely!"

"You know, we should have brought donuts."

The cops were too busy watching the Lesbian Avengers, who were running around topless. The Lesbian Avengers were Crowd Control--it was figured that any male who was about to get out of hand, protester or cop, would have his brain fried at the sight of the naked breasts. Seemed to work. Saw many slack jaws when the Goose-Bump Girls (it was cold!) went by in a line, holding hands and chanting.

In this weather, they are better women than I.

6:00 PM

Me 'n Roberta and Bruce went around the corner and caught the cops putting on riot gear.

Us: "Hey! You promised you wouldn't wear that!"

Embarrassed Cop: "We can't help it--it's our orders."

Us: "How's that? The city said there wouldn't be any riot gear."

ECop: "Well--there's been some guys jumping up and down on a police car."

Us: "Did you point out to them that the car was their property?"

ECop: "What?"

Us: "We're citizens and taxpapers. We own those cars, and we own your riot gear and uniforms."

ECop: "Huh. Yeah--yeah, I know that," he said, like it had just occurred to him.

Went back to the demonstration, didn't seem to be hopping much, so we decided to go get a beer. Yes, the Demonstrators could be Shoppers!

We passed the Riot Gear cops--who had removed the gear, but were keeping near the van where they'd stashed it.

Had some beers and clam chowder, everybody went their way. I went home on the ferry.

10:00 PM.

Turned on the news to see the Riot Cops in long lines, wearing their gear, surrounding a handful of protesters.

New Employee Evaluation of Police by Citizen Boss:

Bad Cop, no Donut.