But frozen as we may be, the protesters can't afford to lose their momentum right now – not as KilledByPolice.net shows that there have already been too many deaths this year, not as President Obama's task force is starting to meet and not when it and the rest of the government needs to be pushed harder by protesters than it inevitably will be pushed by the forces of war.
There have been 30 times as many deaths this year compared to the same period last year, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
"There were many deaths in this region," he said.
But the ripples caused by the many deaths in this brief war continue to beat against life's shores.
Whilst there were many deaths in this conflict, especially around Jerusalem, there was no attempt to exile the Jews from Judea at this time.
But the ripples caused by the many deaths in this brief war continue to beat against life's shores, in Mosul, in London, in Washington Heights.
As in earlier McMurtry novels, the many deaths in this book underscore the precariousness of life, and a melancholy sense of change and loss, shared by so many of his heroes.
"Having so many deaths in this part of the population is a sign of trouble," she says.
"We had many deaths in this neighbourhood," says Ms. Figueiredo who, like Ms. Neto, is a member of the block association that helps with the water distribution.
"After this many deaths, prison officials obviously know this is a problem," said David C. Fathi, director of the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, in Washington.
