WeichselbaumRae Kramer and Ed Kinane make a political statement at the New York State Fair on Sept. 1. Kinane was arrested by State Police on a trespassing charge.
For about 30 minutes on Labor Day, Syracuse peace activist Edward F. Kinane walked around the New York State Fair in an orange jumpsuit with a hood over his head, legs shackled, wrists cuffed and a sign that said, "CLOSE GUANTANAMO." He never spoke. He just sort of loped around.
When Kinane took up a position near an Army recruiting table, somebody called the state police. Soon, troopers and state fair officials gave Kinane an option: Take off the suit or leave.
When he did neither, they arrested him for third-degree criminal trespassing. Kinane spent the next seven days in the Justice Center jail.
Ever since, he's been asking: What state law forbids political protests at the fair?
The answer: Apparently, none. ...continue....
Syracuse; alas, no longer a bastion of liberty.
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