Let me guess.

Too much beer and too few hookers?

Looks like a screw-up that wasn't intentional, instead of cops moving out to kick Christian ass like the headline suggests.

Someone wants a flame war.

As a Cu grad I can tell you that boulder is one of the lamest cities around.

Oh, quit your biatchin'...it was obviously a mix-up, not discrimination. Now, to make it up to you, why don't you take these blankets..

Whoops sorry...

Here, have some beads...

(Note to self: Hit "add comment" THEN deal with distraction)

Good to see that Left comie godless conspiracy at work ^_^

//sarcasm

Before all the Boulder bashing starts (i'm looking in your direction, Fart Collins), let me say it's an awesome place to live if you have a sense of humor. I love this place.

/leaves for Pearl Street

Barney, Christianity is not implied in the headline.

what kind of indians?

the wooh wooh or the point point kind?

Looks like these people.

Many types of people pray. Thier prayers just ain't heard/answered. Doubt Allah cares about my prayers. This infidel doesn't care.

they were probably all on peyote and strong tobacco...

cops still suck

/nothin

Sounds like a misunderstanding, though I think the police could've listened to him (Cross) explain what happened and get it worked out rather than making everyone leave. Seems like overkill to cancel a peaceable service.

would you be called a native american if you were born on a boat on the way TO america?

once again...
/nothin

"What we were going to do was gather a group of people who don't drink, don't drug, and pray for those who are drinking and drugging."

It's nice to know there's someone out there praying for me.

Boohoo, it's always about discrimination. I swear some of these people do this stuff just so they'll have an opportunity to scream about how their ancestors are being spit upon.

I'm going to have to agree with astro716 here. I'm transferring up there for the spring semester, and I had a helluva lot of fun while I was up there to visit.

/leaving for Pearl Street on Tuesday

Rillion
The way I read it, Cross didn't even *try* to explain, he just left.

Cops: You're trespassing, and you need to leave.

Indians: We've been having this ceremony here for years. You know that. Hell, pretty much everyone around here knows that.

Cops: That doesn't matter. You need to leave.

Indians: Look, we've been given a key to this place. Obviously, we're trustworthy enough to pray here.

Cops: That doesn't matter. You need to leave.

--------------------------------------------

Something tells me that the cops were just being obstinate. Even a culturally ignorant person like me can tell the difference between stupid-ass vandals and people engaged in a religious ceremony.

Yeah, go pray on a reservation!

/ducks

EatYourHeartOut stole my line.

"They had their canines," Cross said of police. "They wouldn't talk to us. They just wanted us out of there. I feel like an immigrant. I can't even pray like my ancestors."
(snip)
Cross said he wanted to explain to authorities he had permission, but as he arrived just before 10 p.m., he was told to "turn around and leave."

"I turned around and left," he said. "I didn't want a confrontation."

Injun talk-em out both side of mouth. Heap-big PR ploy.

ricardomontalban, enjoy. Be sure to hit Pearl on halloween and the Hill after football victories. And bring a couch.

/prepares bonfire...

CHRISTIANITY IS UNDER SIEGE IN AMERICA! THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS NOT STATED IN THE CONSTITUTION! OUR LAWS AND SOCIETAL VALUES ARE BASED IN JUDEO-CHRISTIANITY!

Wait, it was American Indians? Crack some skulls, coppers! That'll teach those Indian hippies...

This could all be avoided if those farking Indians would just go back to India.

Watch out for the SARS blankets.

This could all be avoided if those farking Indians would just go back to India.

Well, he says "They wouldn't talk to us." This implies to me that somebody tried to talk to the police and work things out before Cross got there, to no avail. It also isn't clear whether he tried to explain before he was told to leave.

Something tells me that the cops were just being obstinate. Even a culturally ignorant person like me can tell the difference between stupid-ass vandals and people engaged in a religious ceremony.

Think you're right, SchlingFo.

This could all be avoided if those farking Indians would just go back to India.

blankman as somebody who has never seen that episode, WTF?

G2V:

[sarcasm]I know, its not like anybody thats ever felt they were being discriminated against for their race, gender, sexuality, or otherwise ever really had a case. I hear ya bro! I hate being a white male, I never get to make up stories about being discriminated against.

Meanwhile, anybody BUT us probably just goes around TRYING to make up difficulties in their lives, because, as we know, its a base human trait to attempt to create social disharmony where none such exists.[/sarcasm]

Dumbass. The dude in the article didn't even say he was being discriminated against. He said he felt like an immigrant (a stranger in his own land,) which isn't surprising given the historical context of American Indian relations. It's a pity that stupid twits like you just have to demonstrate that you value the bathwater (false cases of discrimination) over the baby (real cases of discrimination.)

For the record, I don't think this was a case of discrimination, and it would appear that nobody in the article neccessarily did to.

Your input is moot, useless, and pretty damn typical of somebody who couldn't give a rats ass about the way in which we treat our fellow humans. I pity your status-quo brown nosing.

Separation of church and ........ park?

Why does FARK let flamebaiters post links? There is no story here. The cops stopped the outdoor prayer service purely as a safety measure, for the group's own good. People praying outdoors have a 40% higher chance of being struck dead by lightning than non-prayers.

Hey Boulder!
How's that JonBonet investigation too?

Good PR all the way, you brain dead.....

American Indians,native America.....Who cares..I call them THE CASINO OWNERS OF AMERICA

I try, I really try... but when I see a sweat lodge full of non-drunken Indians -- of such a beautiful spirit -- suffer this indignity... I just go BERSERK!



Can't believe Mork lived in that town.

(Denver Post)Boulder police break up outdoor prayer service

I wish submitters would actually read the stories they submit:

...Cross and other participants were thought to be trespassing.

Oh no, you mean freedom of religion doesn't allow people to break in anywhere they want and claim it's OK, because it's a religious use? Horrors!

Weaver95: [Something tells me that the cops were just being obstinate.]

It does sound a little odd. I wonder if someone on the night shift was just trying to save himself some paperwork and/or just wanted to knock off early for the night?

I hardly think arresting an entire group of people would save paperwork.

underdog

Red Men Greed - Season 7 - Watch out for the SARS

Oh good Lord, no! A Billy Jack reference! EVERYBODY RUN!

There's been so many stories on Fark the last few days about Colorado, I think it's time we need a new tag.. We can't leave Florida singled out, right?

Astro716
Be sure to hit Pearl on halloween and the Hill after football victories.

Yeah, I went to the Hill with some friends after the UCLA game this year. Cool stuff.

seems funny that the police(the white man)
were kicking indians out of land after they made a deal that they wouldn't

deja vu?