Members of anti-war `Granny Peace Brigade' reject plea deal


BY HELEN PETERSON

Granny Peace Brigade

Grandmothers protesting the war on Iraq were arrested. They rejected a plea deal - stating that they did nothing wrong by protesting! Good for them!

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New York Daily News


NEW YORK - Waving canes and white-knuckling their walkers, 18 unrepentant anti-war grannies nixed a plea deal Thursday before going on trial for rallying outside a Times Square recruiting station.



The women, all facing disorderly conduct charges in Manhattan Criminal Court, refused the last-minute deal in which prosecutors offered to dismiss the cases if they stayed out of trouble for six months...