Shocking footage Occupy wall street Nashville !!!! State Trooper Raid Arrest Reactions HD

Shocking footage Occupy wall street Nashville State Trooper Raid Arrest Reactions HD NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Authorities in Tennessee made about 30 arrests early Friday at the site where a few dozen Wall Street protesters have been encamped for about three weeks in Nashville, protesters said. Authorities began moving in a little after 3 a.m. using a newly enacted state policy that set a curfew for the grounds near the state Capitol, including Legislative Plaza where the protesters had been staying in tents. The state s new rules specifically banned overnight occupancy at the public space and require permits and use fees for rallies. But later in the morning, Jeff Blum of the Davidson County Sheriff s Office said the protesters were being released after a night court judge wouldn t sign the warrants. He didn t elaborate on the judge s refusal. Katy Savage, one of the protesters, said she peeked out of her tent around 3 a.m. saw that the camp was surrounded by state troopers. I was grabbing our stuff to try to get it off the area, she said. Savage said people who had already decided they would get arrested sat down together and began singing We Shall Overcome as troopers dragged some of them to waiting buses. About 20 protesters, who remained on a sidewalk, were not arrested and were still there later in the morning. All the tents had been removed from the plaza and state workers could be seen picking up items left by the protesters. Several state troopers stood guard at the steps to the Capitol. Asked about the arrests, Savage said she was disgusted and disappointed. This was a group of brilliant, wonderful people that I had come to know as family, practicing democratic decision-making on public space. And for that they were dragged away in handcuffs, Savage said. Occupy Wall Street activists have set up camps in cities around the country to protest economic inequality and what they call corporate greed. Tennessee Highway Patrol Col. Tracy Trott would not give details about the arrests, saying only that authorities were there to enforce the general services policy for the plaza and the Capitol area. State officials planned to hold a news conference later in the morning to discuss the arrests. Protester Albert Rankin said Thursday that the group intended to face arrests with no hostility whatsoever to avoid a repeat of violent shutdowns of protests in other cities this week. In Oakland, Calif., an Iraq war veteran suffered a fractured skull in a scuffle with police, and Atlanta SWAT teams arrested protesters there. There were some shouts here and there, but for the most part, it was very peaceful, Rankin said of Friday s arrests in Nashville. Police last removed protesters from the legislative office complex in March during discussions of anti-union bills. Seven were arrested for disrupting a Senate Commerce Committee meeting and resisting arrest but later acquitted.

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[timesawastin2012]

@mesencephalon - oops sorry, I looked at those comments wrong - no wonder you made an issue out of my spelling "lear jet" wrong! Is that really the only comment you have for me? Maybe the reason is because you finally understand what the Occupy movement is all about, huh? I mean unless you are secretly a part of the 1 percent in this country who leech off the rest of us then it makes no sense for you to be against it. You- like the rest of this country should be standing right along with them.

[timesawastin2012]

@mesencephalon - It's "You're" full of shit - referring to "your" reply to clownstep. And who cares if I didn't spell "lear" jet correctly - was the point missed by you? In looking at your comments it's obvious that we are on the same side of the issue or are you just trying to find conflict no matter what side a person takes or what? Is it an ego thing or has someone announced that you are the spelling God of the world? Here's a word for you to correct - condescending... look up the definition

[clownstep]

@mesencephalon made me laugh. just a troll though

[mesencephalon]

@DeannaLBx You are correct. I am indeed a fool.

[mesencephalon]

@clownstep Wow, I tried to respond to your post but when I copied and pasted it into my word processor the grammar checker exploded. I was finally able to buy a new computer selling Food Stamps for .50 on the dollar. Now I've got the sensitivity set to "uneducated liberal asshat" so future responses should go okay. Merry Christmas!

[mesencephalon]

@timesawastin2012 It's "Lear Jet"

[mesencephalon]

Yep! I'm a fool, a hater and an idiot! you got me! Now if you'll just move your tent out from under the bridge where I live I can get back to scaring Billygoat Gruff ...

[DeannaLBx]

@mesencephalon Wow you just proved the opposite point you wanted to. You think it's right and normal to have debt? To go without lunch to get to ur job you work hard for daily to pay off that debt? The system cheats us all while those in power sit pretty. Thats what Occupiers are protesting. Though i dont agree with the 24 hour encampments to prove their points i support them and join them when possible because they protest for the benefit of us all. You are a fool, sir.

[DeannaLBx]

@zurklurk1 it sounded like he was referring to the cop wearing a mask

[clownstep]

@mesencephalon sir, your full of shit. i could try telling you what they're trying to prove but you wouldnt get it anyways. keep watching fox news and believe what your fucked up government and media says. after ww2 usa didnt do any good. shits goin down the drain because of ignorant retards like you are sir. fascism state is on its way. dont ask for help when they take everything from you. i warned you.