Crushing Occupy: riot police and undercover agents
The US police continue to play cat and mouse with the Occupy movement, having torn down the last remaining Occupy Wall Street camp in San Francisco, arresting 55 people for illegal lodging.
The tents of the almost three-month-old movement have already been cleared several times but sprung up again when the main Occupy encampment in the city was demolished last Wednesday.
These last three months have seen a lot of police activity, with tactics changing several times against an entirely non-violent protest movement. Reports of mass arrests being made while peaceful protesters stand by chanting “Shame on you!” have become routine..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://rt.com/news/ows-camps-cleared-san-francisco-557/
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ano na gagawin ninyo, OWS? huwag kayong titigil dahil nakasalalay sa inyo ang kapayapaan ng mundo, pag nagapi na ang tantads na elit ninyo. kaya lang, huwag maging violent kasi magagapit pa for greater repression ang occupy movement ninyo.
"Many in the movement fear their message could vanish together with their tents.
"This Monday, in order to re-energize the movement, they plan to block major ports on the West coast, from California to Alaska, by marching into them. The idea is to highlight economic inequalities in the country’s financial system, which they say is unfairly tilted toward the wealthy.
"Given the track record of police brutality towards the movement, with pepper spray, tear gas and batons being used repeatedly on non-violent demonstrators, concerns are rising that the port marches might also turn ugly."
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