Gothamist: Black-and-White Panda Clash Update

Drumic

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:51:12 -0500

There was no reason for this. When my friend asked a Panda-wearing advocate "what is the reason for this?" the panda-clad answered..."It's Panda-monium". There were probably 50 so odd panda-bags in the middle of N7th and Bedford, not allowing traffic to go by, just sitting there, dancing, wasting all of our time. No protest, no nothing, just a reason to annoy the shit out of everyone.

WorksInDUMBO

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:18:53 -0500

I too find this confusing. What was their purpose? why were they dressed as pandas? were they protesting something? Selling something? Were they some kind of secret society? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE STUPID PANDAS TO ME ONCE AND FOR ALL????

pazzia

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:56 -0500

i'm actually confused by this story. is dressing up in a costume illegal? were there other reasons? why were the police even interested?

TSOL

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:25:02 -0500

If only the NYPD treated every douchebag with a boombox the same way!

Tgirl

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:58:38 -0500

pathetic. losers.

virgil

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:44:14 -0500

Sounds like, for once, the commenters are in agreement that this is nothing but a clash of the titanic d-bags.

cwbuecheler

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:46:07 -0500

As is often the case with reports like this, I'm torn between my distaste for the NYPD's methods of crowd control, and my general feeling of contempt for grown people who feel the need to dress up like pandas and wander around disrupting traffic, making noise, and being a general nuisance.

neckbeard

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:45:32 -0500

i don't know what's worse. the post-collegiate, psuedo-bohemian clowns who find dressing up in panda masks to be dangerous, rebellious,or even fun. or the cops who find them to be a threat.

TJ

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:44:57 -0500

ha ha ha. what a bunch of losers. "lets all dress like pandas, roam the streets with impunity, and then cry bloody murder when the cops try to contain us."

zodak

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:38:52 -0500

this wasn't promoted as a demonstration & the more i hear about it the more i'm glad i wasn't anywhere near it.

Drumic

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:31:40 -0500

I'm sorry but this was the most pointless demonstration ever. Some arrest had to be made since this gathering caused tons of disturbance not to mention blocking traffic. People were also setting fire to trash cans and throwing newspaper containers into the middle of the st. I think this was just an excuse to try and get cops on video tape acting inappropriate. I do hate cops myself but when it comes to pointless acts of nothing I say the cops should have thrown all those hipsters in the box for the night and let their rich parents bail them out.

plk779

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:28:10 -0500

These idiots are accomplishing nothing but distracting from *real* police issues. Dumb pandas.