Occupy Berkeley: 'Cops hit us with batons in stomachs'

Seven University of California students were arrested and dozens of others suffered bruises and abrasions following a police crackdown on an attempted encampment at a local plaza on Wednesday. ­"We had the tents set up for about a half an hour when the police decided they wanted to shut down the camp," student protester Eric Uribe recalled in an interview with RT. "What the students did is they set up a human wall around the tents. Soon after that, the police approached with full force in riot gear, with batons. We had no intention to move, but they jabbed some of us repeatedly in the stomach, pulling people onto the floor and arresting them." Hundreds of protesters had gathered at the town's Sproul Plaza to protest against tuition fee increases and public education funding cuts.
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[fuadgoesforpeace]

USA = dictatorship. Just like all the European nations are ruled by a 'dictator'ship. There is no

real democracy anywhere governing any nation. Each government somehow dictates it's people without referendums, without votes, without taking heed of each citizens voice. Easy for Europe and USA and Israel to point fingers to Iran or Libya, saying they are dictators. So why did US invade Vietnam or Iraq,didn't some one dictate them to do so? Libya was more close 2 a democracy than USA will ever be.

[ObeeLektro]

Any resmblance to Nazi Fascist behavior tactics, equipped and Federally trained Copster Legions!? if we have such financial crisis, how come there is no shortage of money on weaponizing & training the terrorist tactics to Copsters!! What a hypocrites. The Federal Government support the protests in Middle East, Look what they are doing at home. Time to end this regime, and sent few of this sadist to Prisons where they belong. Some of the prisoners will return a favor in shower rooms.

[BrokenSp00n]

/watch?v=-K4hxN_St5I&feature=r­elated Funny how this guy is also in this video, ANd he's at the front of the line. Just watch this video it'll explain everything.

[hetydo345]

America is saying things like Chinese human have no rights, but look at your country...

The whole world wants that every american stands up and protest with guns against their government!

[nccanuck]

Let's see, raise your hand, foot to a cop what do you think is going to happen. Throw something or assault them in any other way what do you think is going to happen. Do this crap anywhere else outside of your pissant protests and you GO TO JAIL.

[fascistcat]

So, a bunch of pussy Liberals who are in favor of an ever growing government, with ever growing taxes that smothers the private sector and gives lower and lower levels of service are protesting that their tuition is going up and that services are diminishing.

What clearer examples are there of the market dislocations and distortions that are caused by government that Healthcare and Education.

What is the Liberal solution?... Wait, wait ... MORE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT!

[elizabethvit]

when criminals are in control this is what happens. 1913 to present time and unless changed will continue because these criminals will always sell their souls for a paycheck. then if you look back before 1913 and all generations the criminals continue to to act in a very irresponsible manner because their fate is never ending torment so they torment others thinking they free themselves from their fate. eternity watches fate rules

[MsUltimateProducer]

neo-nazis! fascist country, usa=new neo-nazi state

[MusicJunky4Ev]

Why would they have to be arrested? Assholes

[DarthElk]

They shouldn't have been protesting if they didn't want to get arrested. Arresting someone requires force. It's that simple.

[Icywar]

Truth is on the side of the oppressed.

Malcolm X

Truth Shall Always prevail. No matter how much it must suffer.

- History...