It appeared protesters and gas mask-wearing police officers would clash again Saturday night on Oakland streets, four days after a violent police crackdown shoved the Occupy Oakland movement into the international spotlight, but, just as emotions peaked, organizers held up peace signs. Marchers turned around, patted themselves on the back and returned to their adopted [...]
Posts Tagged ‘oakland’
#OCCUPYOAKLAND Protesters’ confrontation with police ends peacefully
Posted: October 29, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: #OCCUPYOAKLAND, #OCCUPYTOGETHER, brutality, oakland, police
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NLG Condemns Excessive Force Used by Oakland Police Against Occupy Demonstrators
Posted: October 26, 2011 in First Amendment, Police BrutalityTags: #OCCUPYSF, #OCCUPYTOGETHER, arrests, brutality, oakland, police
From Rachel Lederman, Bobbie Stein, Michael Flynn Berkeley Daily Planet Wednesday October 26, 2011 – 12:14:00 PM The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) condemns Oakland Police excessive force against Occupy demonstrators and violations of OPD Crowd Control Policy. The Oakland Police Department’s violent response to last night’s peaceful march was unjustified [...]
Oakland, CA. Tear gas and Flash-Bang grenades used against the people
Posted: October 25, 2011 in First Amendment, Police BrutalityTags: arrests, brutality, oakland, police, tear gas
This video keeps haunting me. The people are completely peaceful. Angry (Rightfully so) but peaceful. They have the right to say what they want to say, and they are threatened (first) to be arrested and then tear-gassed, they got flash-bang grenades thrown at them, and at the end they end up in jail. Is this [...]
