By Kristen Gwynne

We chanted – “We are the 99% (and so are you!)” the classic “This is what democracy looks like!” and “All day, all week, occupy Wall Street!” among other slogans. A few blocks down Broadway on our way to the Brooklyn Bridge, a young enthusiast tallying heads announced more than 1,000 protestors — and counting — marching to the famous landmark. I looked behind me to see an incredible, endless mesh of people. We were teenagers, college graduates, grandparents, and children. And we were contained and peaceful, marching down the sidewalk with a list of guidelines passed out to us before we left. Though I was charged with “disorderly conduct,” there was absolutely nothing disorderly about our actions. For the police, however, it was a different story.

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