Man arrested for Burlington pillow fight

About a week ago a friend of mine sent me an invite to a “Burlington Pillow Fight Flash-Mob” on Friday, May 17.

Bring a pillow and a container in which to conceal it. Assemble on the street as if you were loitering, do not acknowledge anyone else participating. Our host will shout ‘pillow fight’ and we will all spontaneously break into a big miasma of feathers and pillows.

There will be a pre-event meeting outside Radio Bean around 5pm. Be there and enjoy.
UPDATE: GUIDELINES
+ Soft pillows only!+ Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.+ Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.+ Remove glasses beforehand!+ The event is free and appropriate for all ages.+ Wait until the signal to begin.+ This event is more fun with feathers!

Over 50 people gathered before hand to discuss safety and logistics before heading down the pedestrian shopping street, Church Street. Dan Cassler, the group admin and flash mob organizer, blew a whistle to star the fight and another one to end it 90 seconds later. I wish I had been there to see it. Everything went fine until Cassler was arrested for starting a pillow fight. The utter ridiculousness of this is mind boggling, especially in such a liberal, creative, and unique a city as Burlington. Performances are a regular occurrence on Church Street once the weather is nice enough to hang around outside. This was no different. I hope the judge laughs in the face of the prosecution and dismisses this as a case of Debbie-Downerism on the case of the arresting officer.