April Fools Day: Around sunset four peaceful singing revellers were arrested in Union Square at the “Pro America” April Fools Parade. After such festivities as a cardboard cow being cut open in front of Neiman Marcus, with fake blood and lollipops pouring out, police rushed the gathering and started grabbing people by the neck, swinging participants by the arm and throwing people to the ground. In the chaos, an elderly tourist from Spain was knocked to the ground and trampled by police. He was bleeding from the head and tried to stand but could not. As the police ran to chase parade participants his wife was left holding him screaming for assistance and asking, “I don’t understand why they did this? How can the police just leave him here?" As of 4/2, one participant is still being held on $56,000 bail. Read more: Report | Press Release | Photos | News Conference Photos |Legal Update