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shamanseeker
8th October 2013, 15:22
That's the spirit! How to deal with the PTB's stupid and petty regulations!

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‘At least for an afternoon, the chess players were back at the usual spot they’ve occupied for years along downtown San Francisco’s busy Market Street.

But instead of hustling a dollar here and a dollar there with deft openings and clever traps, the mostly homeless players and their supporters were playing Sunday in defiance of a recent police crackdown and ban on the public games. And they were backed by a brass band and several homeless advocates who helped organize the three-hour “chess-in” under bright, blue skies on a hot San Francisco afternoon.

Earlier this month, police confiscated chess gear, tables and chairs at the site.’


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/dozens-play-chess-public-defy-sf-crackdown-225229091.html

Tribe
8th October 2013, 18:04
Must stop people thinking and being creative , they should all be at home munching bad food and watching x factor or such like whilst dumbing down their senses, this freedom of self made happiness will not do !!!! :cracky: lol x