Photo by Matthew J Shochat
On December 30th, at 5:30pm, about 15 pillow-fight enthusiasts gathered to mark the 90th day of Occupy Boston that began at Dewey Square, the place where the hub encampment of Occupy Boston began on September 30, 2011 and was taken down by Boston Police on December 10, 2011. Occupy pillow-fight enthusiast gathered to celebrate our 3rd Month Anniversary, and commemorate the 141 arrested at the Rose Camp. Event organizers requested participants to each bring a pillow. It wasn’t long before the pillow fight!
It wasn’t before long that the pillow-fight enthusiasts decided to relocate to the site of the Rose Camp. As more pillow-fight enthusiasts joined making the total 40. The massive contingent of pillow-fight enthusiasts decided to relocate back to the front of the Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston, where the pillow fight turned Gladiator style, until they decided to disperse at around 8:30pm.
It is important to note that 4 police cruisers remained on site at Dewey Square during the entirety of the pillow fight, as well as 6 that constantly monitored the pillow-fight enthusiasts on foot. Are our tax dollars going to monitor pillow fights rather than fighting corruption and injustice in high crime areas make sense?