re: #288 SixDegrees

The Capitol Police are a Federal agency. You’re confusing them with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Political Demonstrations take place primarily on Federal (not city) land. The Capitol Police used to make estimates of the size of demonstrations using aerial photography, but stopped after the Million Man March.

I’m not taking the word of the demonstrators. The 1.5 - 2 million estimate seems awfully high. Demonstrators are notorious for inflating their numbers. International A.N.S.W.E.R did it effectively for the anti-war demonstrations.

But I’m not taking the word of some political appointee at the DC city Fire Department, either.