A demonstration of muscle
The protesters who hurled stones and paint at Vice President Bush's limousine in Krefeld last month managed to slip through tight security lines with little difficulty. Two weeks later, police in the industrial city of Wuppertal arrested 104 youths who, under the guise of practicing karate, were apparently preparing to stage equally disruptive protests. In response to the escalating threat of violence, the Cabinet of Chancellor Helmut Kohl last week approved a tough and controversial new bill. It would allow the police to disperse all demonstrators, whether they are engaged in violent action or not, simply if...
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