The Free Speech Zone, Hillary Clinton and an Anarchist March

In just over an hour, I hiked from the Fleet Center to Copley Square on the final day of the DNC in Boston. During that time I got to see for myself the deplorable official space made available to protestors, Hillary Clinton making an appearance at Faneuil Hall and a group of several hundred anarchists on the march in Back Bay.

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A national guardsman watches ominously over the official "free speech zone" adjacent to the Fleet Center.
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Graffiti at the entrance to the zone.
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A small group of delegates enter the protest zone, which is surprisingly deserted.
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Razor wire hangs over the space.
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The entire zone is fenced in with chicken wire.
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Grafitti protesting the conditions within the protest zone.
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A man has to duck his head to avoid giving himself a concussion. And people are supposed to redress their grievances in this space?
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The shops maybe open at Faneuil Hall, but most tourists don't bother to go inside.
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I feel safer already.
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A view of the security from inside Faneuil Hall.
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Hey, it's Hillary Clinton!
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Hillary poses with Lady Liberty and friends.
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Hillary gets comfy inside her SUV.
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Police show off their rides in downtown Boston.
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Falun Gong members stage a graphic protest in Boston Common, showing how they are tortured in China.
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Meditation accompanies the torture dioramas.
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Commonwealth Ave is closed off due to a suspicious package; a cameraman films the scene while a helicopter hovers overhead.
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Anarchists drum their way through Copley Square.
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A blogger enjoys the free outdoor wi-fi.
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Getting ready to march up Boylston Street.
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Protestors leave the square and head east on Boylston.
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They're now heading west along Newbury Street.
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