Today was the usual Hiroshima Day demonstration at Lockheed Martin, the world\u2019s largest war profiteer and nuclear weapons\u2019 manufacturer. Did my usual Civil Disobedience, although a bit different this time. FIRST, instead of standing by the line and first asking to walk onto Lockheed property (in my case, to deliver the petition I carried from the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), we quickly crossed over the line and got on our knees for a prayer service led by the two clergy of our group of seven.\u00a0 When told we were on private property, we asked for permission to hold a prayer service at the site of the place where mass destruction originates. We didn\u2019t get permission; we prayed anyhow (led by our two pastors); the seven of us were arrested during prayer. SECOND, generally we\u2019re arrested and simply escorted (with minimal questioning and search) to a waiting van that drives the group of us to the police station. This time there were a number of regular police vehicles that carried us in twos. I was handcuffed behind my back with regulation handcuffs and then got a more thorough body pat-down than usual. I offered some cashews and chocolate cookies when my belt pack was inspected, but the officer declined. \u00a0It\u2019s a bit of a trick to get in and out of a backseat with your hands behind your back, but I think I have the knack of it. My vehicle partner-in-crime, Father Pat, couldn’t do it. They took his cuffs off and let him get in, and then cuffed him in front.\u00a0 Pat thinks of this as clerical privilege. \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0The rest was as usual. \u00a0For my mug shot I make a point of holding my ID sign next to my \u201cBring the troops home\u201d button and making a \u201cthumbs up\u201d sign with the hand holding the sign on the other side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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