Digitus Impudicus

The Party of Intimidation and Violence

Outside a hotel in Times Square, delegates to the Republican National Convention
were swarmed by protesters dressed in black and swearing at them. Blocks
away, delegates engaged in shoving matches with protesters seeking to spoil
their night at the theater. And outside "The Lion King" on 42nd Street, a
delegate was punched by a protester who ran by.

and...

The detective, William Sample, was listed in serious condition at St. Vincent's
Manhattan Hospital, where Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly both visited him, the police said.

and...

The heavy police presence at the Garden apparently inspired the coordinated
plan by anarchists and other radicals to strike out at the delegates at their
hotels, breakfasts, parties, and on the streets.

The incidents are the result of months of planning by opposition
groups, who report that they have obtained copies of plans and addresses for
delegates' parties, caucuses and other gatherings outside the Garden.