OCCUPY MELBOURNE: Riot police clash with protesters

Riot police move in on protesters in Melbourne to forcibly remove them from their campsite. Report by Anna Drury. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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[zzz7628]

Sorry to tell you folks, but peacful protesting is going to achieve absolutely nothing. The rich bankers dont care if you want to to camp out in front of their offices, they can just use the back doors instead....

[xaibatadada]

first comment AND AS THE WAVE OF CIVIL OBEDIENCE SPREADS AROUND THE WORLD REMO SMOKES HIS SPLIFF AND WAIT TO RIDE THAT WAVE

[Ax07605]

Is that private property and if so they were told to leave it's not like you see these guys beating the protesters with Billy clubs and tear gassing them

[renegade48323]

We can't stop the elites all the while we protest in this sort of fashion. Unless we move our train of thought into a level on parr with theirs (the elites), then NOTHING wil get resolved.

Our only solution at the moment, is to -on mass - quit our jobs refuse to turn up to work, refuse to pay taxes, and boycott all media networks as a clear sign that we the people don't play corporate games anymore.

[Chevaposaurus]

"they were asked to move peacefully, or be forcefully removed"... So what's the problem? You've made you're point, now move on!

[magnum13th]

corporate greed isnt even an issue here in australia.

anyone who says it is, is ignorant and does not understand anything about economics or finance in a western society.

fucking hippies. doing nothing to actually help society, just wasting my taxpayers money that is funding the police, as well as the public space they are protesting on

[war3175]

i wish that the cops had kicked shit out of you all you useless pricks.

[microsoftbighard]

200,000 familes are homeless in Australia.

[microsoftbighard]

also 300,000 victorians lost their homes in the global financial crisis, and whats worse is, as some are saying that "it doesn't even effect Australia" so how can we claim Australia has it good as some comments claim.

[microsoftbighard]

Lol good point. Campaign on public property, not private property. public property, which is exactly what the Police had their last campaign on. Follow their example.. They stood in a large group organised and quietly on parliament house steps. Also for those who think these people need a job, the world wide system counts on unemployment, it requires about 4%. Also those who say its Australia not usa, Aus is listen in Washington securities.