boy they got some dangerous criminals in New York. Can you imagine a person talking on a microphone with out getting a government permit???? Original Article 'Peace Mom' injured in NY protest scuffle Associated Press Sept. 21, 2005 12:00 AM NEW YORK - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said Tuesday that she was hurt slightly in a scuffle that erupted when police broke up a rally as she was at the microphone. An organizer was arrested and charged with using a loudspeaker without a permit. "I was speaking and someone grabbed my backpack and pulled me back pretty roughly," Sheehan said, describing the scene at Manhattan's Union Square on Monday. Sheehan is a grieving mother whose vigil near President Bush's Texas ranch sparked war protests around the country.