re: #121 Stanley Sea

Oh do tell

We were getting arrested for blocking the street over some San Francisco-like thing. I think it was wanting the city to give the Wherry Housing for the homeless, rather than whatever they were doing with it.

The cops didn’t want to make the arrests, so we eventually worked out a system whereby if you wanted to get arrested, you actually had to be holding the banner, then refuse to clear the intersection, then be placed under arrest. We were very organized and cooperative, on account of nuns were running the operation.

Best moment, all of us in the back of the little paddywagon (can I say that, seeing as I’m Irish?), and one of the women slips out of a too-loose pair of disposable cuffs. “Martha!” one of the other women chides. “Put those back on! We’re supposed to cooperate!”

We drove the cops nuts. They were thrilled to see the back of us.