the establishment begins to lash out
2011-Oct-06, Thursday 01:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerSan Francisco: As I was typing my last message, the police were tearing down tents in San Francisco at 10pm local time. It sounds fishy or downright illegal that they would do something like this so late at night. I watched a repeat loop of the last transmission from the #occupySF video feed before it dropped out. They were discussing whether to come back in the morning or fight and get arrested. They concluded with this nice quote:
I'm guessing they decided to resist the police. :) Calls for a flashmob are going out to all SF people to swarm the occupation and restore the camp. I hope they succeed.
Seattle: Supposedly, Seattle is experiencing similar interference from police tonight. Apparently Obama is coming to town for a visit, and peaceful protesters make them nervous.
New York: Meanwhile, police crackdowns continued in New York on Wednesday. More people were arrested. This footage looks more like the resistance videos from the Middle East. If this embedded video stops working, here is another source. The photos from tonight show rows upon rows of police vehicles. It's a serious attempt to break up #occupywallstreet and have some fun busting heads.
Unknown city: Someone managed to keep their cell/video: http://qik.com/video/44831373
I think the incumbent powers have decided that this occupation is "for real". I knew that a while back, which is why I have been blogging about it exclusively for days.
"If we promise not to stand up when it get's hard, then what are we going to accomplish?"
I'm guessing they decided to resist the police. :) Calls for a flashmob are going out to all SF people to swarm the occupation and restore the camp. I hope they succeed.
Seattle: Supposedly, Seattle is experiencing similar interference from police tonight. Apparently Obama is coming to town for a visit, and peaceful protesters make them nervous.
New York: Meanwhile, police crackdowns continued in New York on Wednesday. More people were arrested. This footage looks more like the resistance videos from the Middle East. If this embedded video stops working, here is another source. The photos from tonight show rows upon rows of police vehicles. It's a serious attempt to break up #occupywallstreet and have some fun busting heads.
Unknown city: Someone managed to keep their cell/video: http://qik.com/video/44831373
I think the incumbent powers have decided that this occupation is "for real". I knew that a while back, which is why I have been blogging about it exclusively for days.