Comments on: OPD evict Occupy Oakland protestors

By: Saying goodbye after an incredible year – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:47:29 +0000

[...] the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall was raided in the early hours of a cool October morning, I was woken up to a call Oakland North reporter Amina Waheed, already on [...]

By: City Hall Fellows: change your city. change your future. » Pre-Occupied by Occupy

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:16:05 +0000

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By: Event raises awareness about sexism, homophobia within Occupy protests – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:28:36 +0000

[...] a safe place for children. During the first police raid on the Occupy Oakland camp on October 25, police officers fired tear gas into the camp after giving the protesters dispersal orders. Although the tear gas was not used until after campers were warned to leave, and many had [...]

By: Jim Youll

Jim Youll — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:50:34 +0000

Someone needs to remind “Interim Police Chief” Howard Jordan that in the United States of America, RIGHTS ARE NOT “given” by interim chiefs of police, but have always been, and always will be, our rights. Howard Jordan, it’s time for you to move to another country – one that supports your views on the rights of citizens. We’re not going to let you change the rules here.

By: tony

tony — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:44:56 +0000

“Ousted campers and protesters took to the streets and tipped over dumpsters, and garbage cans.”

Dumb move. How does trashing downtown serve their cause?

By: J.M. Midnite

J.M. Midnite — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:52:01 +0000

Congratulations Mayor Quan, until today I and many of us here on the East Coast were blissfully unaware of your existence, now we are fully aware what an absolute friggin’ Idiot you are. It took a “Joint Effort between more than fifteen local law enforcement agencies including the California Highway Patrol and officers from police departments in Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Pleasanton, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara and Solano County” for the hundred or so protestors..? Commendable brute force, the Brownshirts did that once upon a time too. Some of them became part of the Government as well in time with the “Mandate” behind them. Didn’t go so swimmingly in the long term for them either, and they made speeches and had press as well. People have long memories when it comes to personal indignities done to them and couching your terms in safe PC speech doesn’t change that or feelings of enmity, I’d start making a list of everyone you had arrested & gassed today (Especially the ones who had the shotgun aimed at them, I’ve had that done before, not pleasant at all) and start watching your back at all times. Not all of the Occupiers were Peaceable Protestors, others were and probably had their views changed on it thanks to you, but now you’ll get the chance to find that out for yourself. Kudos!

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:26:24 +0000

I’m confused. Can someone clarify this for me?

The article says: “The bulletin urged people to not enter the plaza and for city and downtown employees to return to work, but carry their IDs to be allowed inside government buildings.”

Does this mean the people are not allowed to enter public buildings or to set foot on public property? The implications of this are astounding. This is America, right?

By: Occupy Oakland raided & dismantled by police this morning « Living in the O

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:50:38 +0000

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