OCCUPY SEATTLE PORT SHUTDOWN

On Dec. 12 the Occupy movement chose to shut down the ports on the West Coast including Seattle. Protestors gathered downtown, then marched to the Spokane Street fishing pier and finally marched to Terminal 18 (later to Terminal 5) where they successfully shut down the port for a period of time by blocking traffic into the facilities. Police had to forcibly remove them from the street and remove the temporary barricade the protestors had built. Pepper spray, and physical force was used and some people were arrested. At least one officer was injured after being struck in the face with a bag of paint. The officer was treated at the scene by SFD medics and did not require transportation.

Eleven adult subjects were arrested for various violations including Failure to Disperse and Assaulting an Officer. Those subjects will be booked into the King County Jail.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• OCCUPY
• SEATTLE
• PORT
• SHUTDOWN

[WestSeattleHerald]

@CBartlett123. That's what a professional does.

[JareBear1793]

I'm proud of you guys, a part of me would really love to join the movement. It's good to see that people are taking the steps needed to really grab attention by disrupting traffic and business, that's definitely a must, otherwise it's just a bunch of people bitching in an open field not affecting anything.

[tribedancing]

Some will be inconvenienced, this is true. Making needed changes requires some sacrifice. If the current trend continues without interruption, those people that are inconvenienced today will be hurt far worse in the future, when worker's rights have completely disappeared.

[dnn112233]

@tebowisadouche actually no dont stfu. why dont you actually reply to what i said or address the part of what I said that you disagree with.

[dnn112233]

@tebowisadouche no u

[tebowisadouche]

@dnn112233 stfu

[tebowisadouche]

DOUCHE BAGS!! OCCUPY A FUCKING JOb!!!

[samoanpunch]

This Business Owner Supports OWS.

[samoanpunch]

Your numbers are too weak, you guys need more promoting of 3rd party information & recognition to people you know. Everyone of you know 10 people & they know 10 people, get the information to them & & get them involved. There shouldn't be a few hundred or a few thousand, there should be hundreds of thousands of pissed off proud Americans. Get the facts to your local vets, business owners, the elderly who will be losing even more in yrs to come, law enforcement (their humans too) GET TO WORK!

[alostfraggle]

3:40 omfg that's me lol

[DaTwoNinja]

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