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	"The fact that they have arrested you only means you've got their attention. That is certainly good news. Keep raising people's awareness. Your message is staring them right in the face and the powers-that-be don't like to be called to account for their wrongdoing. Thanks for your courage in speaking out." "I must confess that when I first heard of your BREASTS NOT BOMBS movement, a part of my liberal being cringed and said, oh no, please-- don't turn this anti-war/anti-Bush movement into a circus. I'm sure that's been a common message you've picked up from liberals who support your overall cause. However, with the recent attempts of gov't officials to label you ladies as bad and corrupting as pedophiles, once again the theocrazis have revealed that they can sink FAR lower than I ever imagined, and your protest suddenly made all the sense in the world to me." "I applaud your bravery and outrage! One thing comes to mind as well..........why not have men join you and take off their shirts as well? Isn't it worth thinking about, the fact that a bare female breast is "obscene", but a bare male breast is not?"   "Good luck with your protest. It's funny that with war, homelessness and bare breasts, which one is considered a threat to Americans. You're lucky they don't give you all horsewhippings while your shirts are off. It's also strange that men can take off their shirts but women can't. It's outrageous to call you sex offenders if you keep your pants on, but since that may happen it may be a good idea to think it through some more.Protests are meant to grab attention. You've already done that. Just showing up will do the rest. Of course there are violent protests and non-violent protests. You're sticking to the good side there. Thinking about the million man march....maybe you should try to organize womren nationwide to go topless for a day to protest the war. Can they throw them all in jail? Yeah they probably can. We have a constitutional right to bear arms, but not to bare breasts."   "I had a thought about a strategy that could allow you to make your statement and avoid arrest. Here is the idea. You have someone take a digital photograph of the breasts of each protester, then transfer those images onto custom-made t-shirts. There exists technology to do this at relatively low cost. You get t-shirts that are colored to match your skin, and when you wear them, from a distance of a dozen yards, it will look as if your breasts are bare. However, the police will be unable to effect an arrest, because you will not, in fact, be exposing your breasts. You could have "generic" breast t-shirts available to people who wanted to join spontaneously, but I think it would be most powerful for people to actually display their own breasts on their shirt. It also points out the absurdity of the law in this regard." "Wanted to be sure you knew that topfree is legal anywhere in New York state, established by the Topfree Ten in Buffalo a few years ago. We had a demonstration in 2002 which, after an arrest dismissed, set the precedent in Ithaca. Good luck" "I saw an article about you on whatreallyhappened.com. Sherry we live in a small country town west of Sydney in Australia. We have five kids, & are an ordinary family in an ordinary street in an ordinary town in the middle of nowhere. I am an engineer, my wife a registered nurse. I have read everything that i can about the war & it's precursor for four years. The whole thing is a sham & a disgusting misuse of power. We are sending our children to die for a lie. I am english born & when i was a small boy i recall asking my grandpa who was in the trenches in France in WW1 what it was like in the war. By then he was in his sixties, & i saw a look of saddness in his eyes that i never forgot to this day. I am mid fifties. I know he saw evil. Whether i or anyone else, disagrees with your methods,( & i don,t disagree ) is of no relevance. The fact is that you, by your actions, are forcing people to confront the issue. Killing people to settle a difference is maddness. Even if people watch you for a few seconds & turn away, any good psychologist will tell you of the effectiveness of subliminal messages. My sense of humour. Seriously i admire your courage & sense of what is right. I live in a town forgotten by time on the bottom of the world & even i have heard of you. Good luck to you & your friends "