DENVER, COLORADO- The weekly protest and homeless feeding in front of the LoDo Tattered Cover bookstore was interrupted on Friday night by the police, this time to serve a noise complaint against a six year-old who’d been beating on the bucket drums with his friends. The operation required two backup cruisers while six more laid in wait.
The feeding began as it does every week. (Photos by David Anderson and Eric Verlo.)
There was a kid’s picnic.
Late arrivals noticed a buildup of police cruisers to the South.
We stopped for a photo op with an array of cruisers waiting to the East as well.
We hadn’t intended on drumming or chanting this week but by special request we brought three drums from the car for the amusement of the children.
They played merrily until Officer Friendly rolled up.
To quote David Anderson:
Denver police get tough with children; During a protest of the Denver Camping Ban, at the Tatter Cover Bookstore a police officer admonished a five year old boy. The officer explained to the little boy, that it was OK to protest but that he was not allowed to have any fun while doing it
Not only three cruisers but an undercover officer (in the grey t-shirt).
