] (MTV) NEW YORK - Policemen standing near Madison Square
] Garden were stocked with bags of plastic handcuffs just
] in case demonstrators got unruly, as they did at
] Thursday's rally in Times Square when 21 people were
] arrested.
]
]
] In the end, their fears were justified. After the
] four-hour march from Times Square to Washington Square
] Park was over, hundreds of protesters refused to leave
] the park. They spilled into the streets, blocking traffic
] and causing riot police to take action. As of 6:45 p.m.,
] 47 protesters had been arrested and more than 11 police
] had been sprayed with mace, officials said.
]
]
] The agitators marred an otherwise peaceful and spirited
] demonstration that drew around 200,000 people who spanned
] 30 city blocks. The protesters were visibly appalled by
] the "shock & awe" campaign in Baghdad, but during the
] march they were there to be heard and seen, not to cause
] trouble.