Arrests at Occupy Atlanta -- This is what a police state looks like

[tinmanboo]

Bunch of dumbasses

[Kramnosnits]

Go POLICE

[yahman35]

A police state would execute you for committing such actions. Stop exaggerating.

[pump230]

@yahman35 look up s-1867 its about there

[AnUnlimitedRecord]

This movement is dead. Protesters are so uncommitted. I suppose it will really be reborn with shit gets really bad.

[MacDaggerson]

I've seen live streams of protests around the country where police shoot rubber bullets at homeless people for no reason. Sad country.

[mrdoitup78]

This is so immature. The entire Occupy movement is immature.

Yeah, let's get all of the losers in this country that are unemployed, on welfare, food stamps, medicaid, and too immature to care for themselves to yell, scream, act out, do drugs, destroy property, rape, murder, litter, and commit endless crimes at these Occupy movements to be the voice of America.

Put your energy into working, not being a leech.

Occupy is a bunch of cry babies looking for free shit. That's all it is.

[MacDaggerson]

@mrdoitup78 Don't believe all that mainstream media propaganda at once.

[gilmon43]

@mrdoitup78 I couldn't agree with you more.

[YouJustFoundTheTruth]

THE POWER ELITE PSYCHOPATHIC CONTROL FREAKS ESTABLISHMENT IS COMING DOWN.

The SLEEPING GIANT HAS WOKEN UP THE PEOPLE HAVE UNITED AGAINST YOUR ESTABLISHMENT OF CORRUPTION

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING

The 1% is using any and all means to stop the 99% what a sad sad thing to do.

THERE TIME IS UP THERE SYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE .

PEOPLE KEEP GOING STRONG THE SUPREME COURT HAVE JUST RULED AGAINST THEM THERE CATCHING ON .

THERE SYSTEM IS BACK FIRING ON THEM.

WE ARE THE 99%

[codybb]

yea not so much an american hero if he was a true vet he wouldn't be out there...if that scum even came close to going into the military he must of been kicked out...damn...hippie

[mannadamp]

@occupyatl : You call the police in this violent, as I recall one of the protesters pulled an officer off his motorbike. Who is violent? Quit spreading lies about our police, if an incident like 9/11 happened not of of the those brave men or women whor wear the Atl Police uniform would not think twice about saving you. Show some respect. By the way I have some perspective on this as I live in the ATL too.

[mannadamp]

These people are costing local governments lots of money from the wake of their "peaceful" movements. The very government included in their hate speech. I do not make much money at all, yet I am not "offended" that anyone else makes more money than I do, not even the even the mega rich CEOs of big business. Even if I were jealous of the rich, which is what this is these folks at the different occupy "whatever city" are jealous of those those they call greedy. Greed and jealousy are both bad.

[andwhye]

Hope these people don't get in the way for next year peachtree roadrace

[lancetop]

Of course we live in a Police State. The cops are the Enforcers for the 1%.

[souperhart]

is this what goes on daily in atl now?

[mattbell555]

f cnn,f fox, f pbs ,f msnbc,f abc ,f all news.I am a human being no news can define me!

[FluidBen]

Keep fighting

[elgoobero]

Gotta love all the people saying the protesters need to get jobs when one of the people arrested here was a Georgia state senator.

[beastshawnee]

Does anyone remember how they closed Freaknik on Peachtree? Full riot gear, and huge plexiglass sheilds, banging on them with their billy clubs? I saw it firsthand. I So if the 99%ers had been more black, it would have been more violence from the cops, believe me. But keep it up Occupy, and anonymous! Great work. The word will spread. Lots more know now that 9/11 was computer graphics and the tvs lied to us. sIoppy photoshopping proved it. Check my favorites for proof. INVESTIGATE. ACT.

[Jamonem80]

Georgia is the biggest socialist police state there is. So upside down they took God out of Government buildings and schools but wont let you buy beer on sundays for religeous reasons. What a joke we all know its because DUI and accidents are more profitable for the state. Its is also just to dictate your life and enforce their power grip. Good bye liberty and the American worker. Hello foreign out sourcing and private prison systems. Bunch of slaves you are!

[Jamonem80]

Georgia is the biggest socialist polist state there is. So upside down they took God out of Government buildings and schools but wont let you buy beer on sundays for religeous reasons. What a joke we all know its because DUI and accidents are more profitable for the state. Its is also just to dictate your life and enforce their power grip. Good bye liberty and the American worker. Hello foreign out sourcing and private prison systems. Bunch of slaves you are!

[dbbuf1970]

about time they get rid of people who are ruining public property, and have no idea what they are there for!! lol

[at0mgrrrl]

I am so proud of my city. What a beautiful nonviolent action. ROCCUPY ON!!!!!

[GospelTruth37059]

Jesus is coming soon wake up!

[GospelTruth37059]

Wonder how long it will be befroe they take us all to Fema camps .

[csy30076]

Man I feel sorry for the police. LOL. I live in Roswell Ga, which is just north of Atlanta, Suburbs, and I saw this on the local news the other night. I thought to myself, Man, these protesters are retarded. You cant occupy a state/local park after hours like that. Its illegal and u are not protected by the 1st amendment when u are breaking local/state laws like this. So what did these people expect. Like I said, RETARDS.

[jakoury256]

Wearing a mask in GA during protest. Blocking streets. Living in a park. Screaming and yelling late at night. Doing dope. All illegal acts that you should go to jail for. U hippies are all about your rights. What about MY rights that you keep me from using. Like being able to drive down the street, go to the park with my family and not step in shit and piss blah blah blah... You fuckers will never get it. Self important ass clowns!

[ac14H]

yea a large crowd of people in a public place playing loud music, making a ton of noise and refusing to leave. I really don't know what else they expected.

[meaddav123]

1) No I have not been to Woodruff I work 70+ hrs a week... thats not exactly where I want to spend my free time. 2) THEY? The wealthy? Corporate America? Atlanta PD? Who the hell are you protesting? - This has not been defined throughout this slumber party... 401k's are not doing fantastic - but wiped out? Please. Why dont you and your "fellow humans" vote... or run for office if you don't like the current options. Good luck with your FAILING goals of 2011.

[Livelifechill]

Personally I'd just leave him to the tree...forever.

[MrJoelomite2j]

Whats the point of Occupy Atlanta? I wanna know that first of all...

[TheAten12]

@MrJoelomite2j I think it was just another reason to party,....because from what I've heard by talking with the actual individuals and witnessing this, (because I WORK DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET) They never gave me a straight answer, it was unorganized as hell! Didn't anyone really had a basic common ground here. The principle was cool but the set up was terrible. This protest was bout wall street, war, then troy davis, hell it might have also been about the NBA Lock out,.....

[cyberskulls]

ATLANTA POLICE CAN LOCKUP PEACEFULLY PEOPLE.BUT NOT THE REAL CRIMINALS LIKE MURDERS,RAPTISTS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS.I KNOW WHERE ARE THESE CIMINALS ARE. THER IS NO REASON TO BE IN MIDDLE EAST.IT IS ALL PART OF THE PLAN OF NEW WORLD ORDER.WE NEED A PRESIDENT LIKE JFK-HE WAS FOR THE PEOPLE.OBAMA IS NOT LIKE JFK BUT A PUPPET

[cyberskulls]

WHAT CRIME DID THE PROTESTEERS COMMIT? SO ANYBODY HEARD OF PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLY IN THE CONSITUTION THE MAYOR AND POLICE VILOATED THE CONSTITUTION.MR. DEAL IS A COWARD-HE HAS SAY NOTHING OF THE SITUATION.BOTH PARTIES NEEDS TO GET VOTE OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT.PRIVATE CORPORATIONS RUNS THIS GOVERNMENT.THEY ARE NOT FOR THE PEOPLE.BUT ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.VOTE FOR RON PAUL.ALSO BOYCOTT MAJOR CORPORATIONS.TAKE MONEY OUT ALL MAJOR BANKS AND PUT IN SMALL COMMUNITY BANKS.BREAK THE CORRUPT SYSTEM

[cannonman0811]

The ignorance and petulance of these "activists" is mind blowing. You "rename" a park that is named after a successful business man and great philanthropist after a cop murder. You "protest" corporate greed and when your tired of the chants, you back to sleep or smoke weed in your tents manufactured by kelty, REI, north face, and coleman. Hot damn you sure showed those big corporations who the boss is. You are all idiots. Go back to class, get a job, and stop bitching because you dont have all

[cannonman0811]

of the nice things you want. Ok, so your not the king of the hill. Then you should probably be studying, or building a business to later build into an empire. Or just accept that every one is NOT created equal, does NOT have equal opportunities, and get on with your life. Thank you APD for doing an outstanding job of getting these morons out of the way, and not giving them any ammo to claim "brutality" or "rights violations" . Outstanding job APD

[pete5668]

oh cool a motorcycle gang! :)

[danant75]

Amazing that they try to re-name a park after a convicted cop killer. An obvious threat to our professional Law Enforcement Officials. Quite disgusting!

[zpass05]

The Police showed up to arrest as many people as they needed to, not just 45 people. It's just that when they were faced with arrest, people began to scatter, including the guy tied to the tree, lol.

[1776Reborn]

Be better without the extra sound. I like to hear what's going on.

[radhmiller]

It's about time the Mayor enforced to law and gave Woodruff park back to the people of Atlanta

[TheManimani123]

wat up wit the muisic

[TheManimani123]

wat up wit the misic

[tZotje1984]

MESSAGE TO POLICE: come to our side, it's for your own good.... Peace...

[F4ls3Blu3]

And by the way just because you losers re-name a park does not make it so. It's still Woodruff Park.

[riselikealion]

their streets but they dont pay any taxes. mega lol

[bb175777]

@occupyatl Were you tear gassed, sprayed with a house, bit by a dog, tasered, push to the ground in a mob of cops. No. So dont call GA a police state. I get that it was scary but that fact is that the title of the video is a lie because a police state looks much worse. The police could have been much worse. Australia was worse so shut up your self. "you fail."

[insanesugarpain]

I'm so happy to see Atlanta sitting and locking arms!!! That's a peaceful protest and the best way to get it done!

[bb175777]

Atlanta police were very respectfully. Stop spreding lies about police force. I did not see riot gear on them!

[occupyatl]

@bb175777 were you there? if not, then shut up and go to any atlanta local news site and see all the reports of "riot police on scene". you fail.

[Emackslaps]

@occupyatl I was there and the police were very respectful to the protesters, all the shit that was screamed at them and they never spoke back or reacted in a rude way. I was there from 11:00 to 1:30AM

[kimleenguyen]

@bb175777 Those police didn't have riot gear on them. The ones that came around the back did. It's not in this video, but I can assure you. I was the girl with cat ears in the circle and seeing them on both sides of us was the most terrifying thing of my life.

[CyberWolf23]

@bb175777 so your idea of respect starts at no riot gear? you sure have the lowest standards ive even been witness to

[mattbell555]

@bb175777 the police are fighting their own citizen for no reason.I and you live in police state.

[kONflictOD]

THANK YOU EVERYONE. See What you Did Washington? See what you did?

[art4med]

What choice do they have? WHO benefits if the cops refuse to "serve"? Not their families, fer sure. This unrest has DEFINITELY got to find more structure, some way to protest withIN the lines, like MLK: study non-violent resistance, do not just act..

[manufacturedfracture]

this litterally brought a grown man to tears thanks world time for a new begining and take our land of the free back......the cops should cross the line and protest they watch their family going trough what we go through so wtf.....

[art4med]

WHEN is this? [not 27th yet!] Is this night of Tuesday? ()10/25)

[occupyatl]

@art4med I see, yes that was a typo, it was early on the 26th.

[F4ls3Blu3]

Sure....that thin yellow rope is gonna hold that "supposed" veteran to the tree.... Get a heavy metal cable and a titanium lock next time noobs....

[occupyatl]

@F4ls3Blu3 It's amazing how little support, but how much criticism comes from people who do absolutely nothing but sit behind their keyboard.

[Emackslaps]

@F4ls3Blu3 watch other interviews of this guy, hes a drifter calls himself a train kid. also about 5 mins after being tied to the tree he mysteriously left his spot.

[F4ls3Blu3]

@Emackslaps He is not a Vet and has been reported to stolenvalor.

[spongebobsmokes]

This shits powerful bro.

[ErikkaTiffaniSmith]

Whats ironic is that even the police are filming.... is that for personal use? Or is that part of the orders? Amazing...



[occupyatl]

@ErikkaTiffaniSmith I believe that was so they could combat any charges of brutality. It was about 10 of them filming.

[QueenJessicaVale]

There's no formerly to it. It is still Woodruff park. Yes, APD was excessive. However, the whole thing was too loosely organized and thrown together to be effective. I am one of the most liberal liberals and support the growing movements, but Occupy Atlanta just didn't have their shit together.

[occupyatl]

@QueenJessicaVale Don't speak past tense, the occupation continues today.

[82Lock]

I would only protest between the hours of 6am to 11pm lol isn't that the park hours

[occupyatl]

@82Lock A protest where you don't break any rules? Interesting...

[meaddav123]

Its about damn time. Get those idiots out of the park and tell them to go apply for a job!

[interferencemusic]

@meaddav123 - You've apparently not 1) been down 2 Woodruff 2 talk 2 these people and find out who they are or what the movement is about and 2) been paying attention bc THEY are not the ones who took billions in tax payer bailouts while giving themselves obscene bonuses on YOUR dime, wiped out 401ks, or put the entire world at financial risk. Wall Street and political parties on BOTH sides of the aisle have screwed us all. Get down there and help your fellow humans and get your head out of Fox!

[GaGirlie777]

@interferencemusic You tell'em

[nicolasraage]

@interferencemusic why aren't you morons mad at the people who gave them them money? I'll bet you vote for obama again, you hypocritical idiot.

[misterdubbeldee]

@meaddav123 I was protesting, and i have 2 jobs. Try again buddy.