February 21, 2002

It's not easy being a

It's not easy being a hippie...

"Some passive, protesting Indiana University students are learning that it's hard to give peace a chance when someone is setting your peace sign on fire".

On Feb. 8, vandals raided a memorial set up by the protesters to honor victims of the war on terrorism, pulling off a peace sign and setting it on fire. The activists put the symbol back up, only to have it destroyed this past weekend. Undeterred, they have duct-taped the symbol back together and again put it back up...

"This is as scared as I've ever been," said Sean Bagley, who prefers to be called "Steps," as in Steps to Freedom. "It's a kind of strange feeling being a walking target all the time..."

Later, according to activist Jeff Gates, the protesters took pictures of the vandals. "We try to work with the IU police," Gates said. "The police have been real responsive, real nice..."

Added Gates: "It's not going to be an easy crusade."

Posted by Dr. Frank at February 21, 2002 01:04 AM | TrackBack