Geese flee in terror, people penned like cattle at DC fireworks Video

Tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of people allowed themselves to be herded like cattle through checkpoints and double fences. When the fireworks began to peak, hundreds of geese that normally use the reflecting pool fled in terror, running as fast as they could on the ground.
I've never seen anything like this "flight of the grounded geese" before, but I've never had such a good vantage point for the fireworks either-just outside the barricades.

Aside from the geese. I was also struck by the spectacle of thousands of people allowing themselves to be herded down fenced chutes-like cattle are-to celebrate the American security state.

The fireworks themselves were spectacular, but I was thinking "what do you wanna bet the skies over Afghanistan also sound like this right about now?"