Channel 7 - Denver News ^ | October 11, 2008 | Tyler Lopez Posted on 10/12/2008 1:12:11 PM PDT by americanophile DENVER -- With signs reading "Don't Celebrate Genocide," "Don't Celebrate Racism," and "The Americas' First Terrorist," the preview to the annual Columbus Day parade seemed to have the same passion that lead to conflicts in previous years. But 2008 was the year without arrests. In stark contrast to a warm, sunny 2007 when fake blood and 83 arrests ruled the day, Saturday's chilly, misty event was much less confrontational. "They both have freedom of speech to express their views and that's what we allowed and that's what happened," said Det. Sharon Hahn, spokeswoman for the Denver Police Department. Police had plenty of officers in riot gear but allowed a group made up mostly of 13 women to cross crowd barriers and...
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