Anti-War Activists Try To Levitate Denver Mint

I hope this does not cross the line into political discussion and violate the board rules. If it does I apologize and will understand if the mods delete it.

The Democratic National Convention kicked off today in Denver. As is the case with every National Convention, protesters have flocked to the host city. Some of the protests and protesters can be downright strange.

Today a group of 75 anti-war protesters took their protest to the Branch Mint in Denver where they tried to 'levitate' the Mint. Their aim was to shake the money out of the Mint so they could redistribute the wealth.

Activists try to 'levitate' Denver Mint

The protesters were momentarily distracted when they started shouting at a conservative columnist who was taking photos of the protest. In the end their efforts to levitate the Mint building failed. No word on whether the conservative columnist has been blamed for their failure.

If you would like to see a slideshow of the protest you can see it HERE. If you have never seen the Denver Mint you can get a few glimpses of it in some of the photos.

(By the way, isn't it illegal to wear a mask in public?)

 

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i dont understand how they can hope to levitate the mint like that dont they have a physcist who will explain ti to them?

 

Get Chris Angel out there. He could "levitate" it for them.

 

Apparently none of them have ever lifted a box of rolled pennies!!! They would have realized the futility of their endeavor

 

lol

 

I hope if it actually levitates that someone can find some 1964 Peace Dollars lingering about.

 

Yes -lol, looks like most are a few common coins shy of a set anyway.

 

Did the US Mint Police do a smackdown on the protestors?

 

They tried, but he had a hair salon appointment...

 

That crowd is a bust half short of a silver three cent piece..LOL!

 

I was thinking more like 1/2 cent short of a full copper.

 

What, hippies can’t use the force?

 

I would give them a grade of AG 1. The 1 due to them still breathing and walking at the same time:rolling:

Regards,
S

 

lol

They can redistribute some of that wealth right here !!!

 

So much for being "open minded" and "respecting the beliefs of others" ! :goofer:

Maybe "being inclusive of all the voices" is something they do when they're with others of their own kind ! :mouth:

 

Last time I checked, Halloween was still legal.

 

Of course. I think that is the only exception. And when I checked my calendar it says August, not October.

Lots of these protesters are walking around Denver wearing scarves over their faces. That's what I thought was against the law.

 

You missed my point. There are no laws against wearing masks anywhere, anytime - that I have ever heard of, anyway. The only thing I have heard of would be businesses may prohibit customers wearing masks from entering. Just think how a bank would feel if customers would start wearing masks.

 

No, it is not illegal to wear a mask in public and I think folks would have trouble citing a law against it -- although wearing one could get your head beat in by semi-trained security forces on steroids. Around here, there is a minority Islamic population where the women routinely cover their face. There are also a large number of primarily Asians who wear masks that I think is protection from germs or pollution, I'm not sure which, perhaps a cultural thing I don't know about. Many of the lawn service workers wear masks -- probably alergies. On windy winter days, a large number of people wear scarves over their faces. Many motorcyclists wear tinted face shields. Doctors and nurses wear masks. I presume some of the protesters are wearing masks because at some of the demonstrations in other cities in recent years, some of the police wore masks as they beat peaceful demonstrators so they could not be identified in the event they were filmed, so it's become somewhat symbolic.

Clothing is legal. The lack of clothing is sometimes problematical.

That said, I wish the peaceful demonstrators good luck with their effort.

 

Slideshow? Don't you mean side show?