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Member of Chicago 7 compares Phoenix protest arrests to 1968 incident A member of the Chicago 7 compares Phoenix protest arrests to the 1968 incident. and last updated 2021-03-09 21:41:04-05 PHOENIX — Yes, it’s cliche, but Lee Weiner sees history repeating itself. “The mobilization of government power on the streets and in the courts is designed to take over your life and be threatening, (to take over) your capacity, your willingness, your time to do anything else,” Weiner told ABC15. “They want to demonstrate that they control you, they control the streets, they control your life.” Weiner was one of seven community activists who were arrested and prosecuted on federal conspiracy to riot charges by the Nixon administration following protests near the1968 Democratic National Convention.

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