Crowd pushes police over flower seller
Police in Rome were pushed back by residents when they tried to crack
down on a well-known local flower vendor, city officials said.
Police said the man had a ambulatory license to sell flowers but he'd
become "too stationary." When they tried to take down the man's stand
and confiscate his plants Friday, residents became irate, shouted
insults and blocked traffic, ANSA news agency said.
The crowd at one point was more than 100 strong.
"The citizens were right," Municipal councilor Marco Giudici said.
"The municipal police use two measures and two standards. Though there
are real problems [with unlicensed vendors] they take it out on the
desperate and defenseless to simply take care of their administrative
needs."
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