Banks Get Bailed Out, People Get Thrown Out - The Esquivel family were evicted Thursday from their home in Roslindale. That same morning they had gone to the Boston Municipal Court in a last effort to stop the eviction. The judge did not rule in their favor. Raul and Anna Esquivel came back from court, tears streaming for their face, to find about 10 police officers on and around their property and another 40 people protesting the eviction. The picket was lively and emotional. Around forty people came out to support the Esquivels. The blockade was called by City Life/Urbana, and supported by many community groups, including Dorchester People for Peace, SEIU 615, the Boston No Eviction Network, the Boston Workers Alliance and others.
Front Page?
Why is an article on a protest over an eviction in Boston on the front page?
Maybe I'm just not making the link. Can you clarify what this protest is about? The article doesn't claim that the owners of the house were victims of a subprime mortgage scam. It mentions the bailout, but it doesn't make any link between this particular eviction and the bailout. If they're protesting the bailout, why not target the elected officials who have the power to change it?