Is it possible to gather 2 million people in one place and not have ANY arrests?  Especially in an area (Washington DC) with a reputation for lawlessness?

Apparently, when it’s the inauguration of Barack Obama, yes we can:

“Zero. There have been no inaugural-related arrest[s] reported by any of our law enforcement partners today,” the Secret Service said, as of 5 p.m. ET.

With the crowds dissipating now that Obama has been sworn in, law enforcement officials are breathing a sigh of relief that the headline event of the day passed without major incident.

A government official gave an unofficial estimate that the crowd topped 1.8 million, with 1.4 million on the Mall and up to 400,000 in nearby streets.

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