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Occupy Oakland: Police arrest 300, officials decry 'illegal activity'

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Oakland police made more than 300 arrests during a tense Occupy Oakland protest Saturday, with city officials expressing frustration and outrage at the tactics of some demonstrators.

 

Occupy protesters disavow Oakland violence

Occupy Wall Street supporters who staged rallies that shut down the nation's fifth-busiest port during a day of protests condemned on Thursday the demonstrators who clashed with police in the latest flare-up of violence in Oakland, Calif.

Senh: Good thing to do. Violence should not be tolerated at the protests. It'll give the public a bad perception of the Occupy movement.

 

Peaceful Occupy protests degenerate into chaos

Peaceful Occupy protests degenerate into chaos

A day of demonstrations in Oakland that began as a significant step toward expanding the political and economic influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ended with police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters who had marched through downtown to break into a vacant building, shattering windows, spraying graffiti and setting fires along the way....

Senh: This is terrible. It's gotta be peaceful, or it's not gonna succeed. It's gonna tarnish their reputation, and they'll lose support from the masses.

 

Oakland prepares to be Occupy movement epicenter

Oakland prepares to be Occupy movement epicenter

Oakland prepared Wednesday to again become the epicenter of Occupy Wall Street movement as local organizers aided by labor unions and advocacy groups finalized plans for a broad-based call to action that was expected to include marches, pickets outside banks, school shutdowns and an attempt to close the nation's fifth-busiest port.

 

Police union 'confused' by mayor's stand on Occupy Oakland

The city's police union on Tuesday blasted Mayor Jean Quan and city officials for sending mixed messages about the Occupy Oakland encampment and upcoming general strike.

Senh: Everyone's confused about this movement - that goes for local governments and the Occupy movement themselves. Cities aren't sure whether they should let the movement go on unabated or interfere; the Occupy organizers aren't sure if they should protest peacefully or with violence. I vote for doing it peacefully. Otherwise, it'll turn into chaos.

 

Scott Olsen 'cannot talk' after injury at Occupy Oakland protest

"He cannot talk right now, and that is because the fracture is right on the speech center of his brain," said Shannon. "However, they are expecting he will get that back."

Senh: Glad to hear that he'll get a full recovery.

 

Occupy Oakland: Vigil planned for former Marine hurt in protest

Occupy Oakland organizers are planning to hold a peaceful vigil Wednesday afternoon for Scott Olsen, 24, a former Marine who was injured during protests Tuesday night.

 

The Lede Blog: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Oakland, Calif.

The Lede Blog: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Oakland, Calif.

Riot police in Oakland dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas on Tuesday night as crowds tried to re-enter a plaza outside of City Hall that the authorities had cleared of an encampment earlier in the day. After the forceful response to the Occupy Oakland protests, officers in Atlanta moved in early Wednesday morning to clear a similar camp in that city’s central Woodruff Park. At least 53 people connected to the protest group Occupy Atlanta were arrested, and the park was cleared by 2 a.m. Eastern time, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

Senh: Tear gas? This is getting violent. It started out peaceful in New York. The protesters shouldn't have thrown rocks and water bottles at the police, though.

 

Police raid Occupy Oakland encampment, arrest protesters

Oakland police raided the Occupy Oakland encampments early Tuesday morning and reportedly arrested dozens of protesters. Oakland police confirmed that an operation was in progress to clear out the encampments but said it was not clear yet how many protesters had been arrested.

 

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