Occupy Oakland, Police kettle and tear gas protesters, Jan 28 2012

Occupy Oakland, Police kettle protesters, Jan 28 2012

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Just to clarify, despite what you heard on the news about Oakland on Saturday, Jan. 28, the police did not let protesters leave after dispersal order was given. The law states if the protest moves (and it did) to a different location, another dispersal order must be given. Then the police must provide at least two exits.

When the dispersal order was given at 19th & William St., I immediately went to an officer and asked how to comply & was told to back up (they were in riot gear with batons and guns drawn) one officer suggested I try the other side of the plaza. At this point I could see 3 of my 4 exits were blocked by riot police. I went to the corner I could not see & there was another line of riot police. I was waiting by them when the tear gas & pepper bullets were fired. I turned and went to the line of riot police behind me and proceeded to sit in front of them, requesting to exercise my right to leave and was refused. I was suffering form the effects of the tear gas at this point, my throat had closed, my eyes were tearing and burning. Eventually they left chasing protesters who had pushed down a chain link fence to leave the area. I remained sitting on the sidewalk, shocked.

I went home at this point and watched the rest on live streaming video.

The demonstration moved to 23rd & Broadway (YMCA) and this is where the police surrounded the protesters, many tried to run through the YMCA, allowed in by employees, to the back exit. The police surrounded the area and announced that EVERYONE was under arrest.

It's was stated by police Chief Jordan, that dispersal orders were give at least three times and the protesters did not leave. In fact, when dispersal orders were given at 19th and William St., people tried to leave, at least I was illegally prevented from leaving.

Please take what you see on TV with a grain of salt, talk to someone who was there if you can, when a story is presented. In our world of instant social media you can now easily make friends with people in Syria, Egypt & Bahrain. I encourage you to use this resource to connect with real people who are witness to the events unfolding around us.

Trust (cautiously) but verify.

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[Evenwas616]

@CommonlyKnownAsV You'll soon be cornered to welfare if you keep it up, you think any job will hire you with your mindset and attitude? I wouldn't, if i had the choice of doing hard work myself or leaving it up to you guys, i would do it myself.

[Evenwas616]

@CommonlyKnownAsV No, You are the minority and shrinking, you've lost the unions, no chance of winning that again, you've lost the majority, not even 1% of the 99%, you're smaller than the people you fight against, you're about to lose the places that are funding you because they are realizing that the protest is already violent and poses no threat to the structure of the nation, back when there were more of you, you still weren't a threat.

[Evenwas616]

@WeOccupyTheBronx The so called "awakening" will end, especially the American one.

[Dekuyper1000]

@CommonlyKnownAsV Wait... are you calling me a trolling for pointing out that despite cops being "sick of these nuts" they are still bound by law *not* to pepperspray, detain and beat them to death?

Call down chief. I'm not against you here.

[CommonlyKnownAsV]

@Dekuyper1000 Funny and sad at the same time. Keep waffling verbiage troll ... you are fast becoming the minority .. and then what are you going to do? Ooooh you might have to open your eyes and then you'll really get hit between the eyes when you realise we are doing this for YOUR freedom and liberty as well.

[Dekuyper1000]

@kenziejoon They are also bound by little things we like to call "laws"

[WeOccupyTheBronx]

and american awakening continues..

[kenziejoon]

the cops are sick of these nuts shit!