OWS witness: Brutal lockdown in Zuccotti Park to fuel new protests

The birthplace of the anti-corporate 'Occupy' movement in New York has been raided and cleared out by police. Hundreds of protesters who've been camped out in Zuccotti Park for two months have been evicted, and banned from coming back to stay. Officers reportedly used force to kick out some of the activists, with witnesses suggesting pepper spray and tear gas were also used. Authorities removed all tents, citing health and safety concerns. But protesters say that's just an excuse to sabotage a massive demonstration planned for Thursday. An 'Occupy' activist Alexa O'Brien who was in New York at the time of the police raid, says that the authorities' heavy-handed response has been an infringement on civil liberties.

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[Drsmithnz]

its currently in NEW ZEALAND on the other side of the world!

Keep up the good work!

OCCUPY!

[ddjovic]

@rsmsbennett Give your head a shake !! Since when does "Calling it your Job make it right ?" (Retard).

The Job is to Serve & Protect its citizens. . . .you let us down and lost $15trillion tax payers equity, and now you lost it and stood by while we were riped off. . . and when we demand our equity back the cops again help the crooks by getting in the victims face, how typical. you sicken me.

[DAMMITPANDA]

It isnt OWS 's park,they had no legal right to take it over so if you behave like this you get your ass kicked.

[lumberjak5010]

Actually I support alot of what OWS wants, it just struck my funny seeing OWS in the title...I agree with her about the factions and militarization of law enforcement. Get the tea party together with OWS and you have a winning combo.

[lumberjak5010]

What's a OWS? Old wet socks? Other woman's shoes? Oily worn samsonite? Ovulating Wacky Socialists? Opposed to working saturdays? Only washes in september? Ornery weed smokers? Old weed smokers? Outdated weirdo sociopaths? Obstinate women of science? Occasionally work sometimes? Ousted wimps of socialism? Ogling womens shorts? Out with scooby doo? Only want sex? On with the show? Oh, wow, socialism? October without success? Obama wrecks society? Online wusses snap? Old, wasted and stupid?

[Trashfished]

@laserthebeam1 LMAO!! You are part of the most disgusting generation of idiots ever. These occupy idiots prove that. You have bought the libtard line of bullshit. Hope all of you get peppersprayed and sent to jail.

[RELeeOnTraveller]

perimeter not parameter

[RMR667]

@laserthebeam1 You said "so that "14 year old girl" doesn't know if she was raped by "an OWS protester" or a homeless psychiotic". Actually, the 14-yr-old girl, her parents, the police, the district attorney and all of those who've followed the OWS nonsense closely know the guy's name. His name is Richard Armstrong, and he's a 24-year-old OWS protester and convicted sex offender. Thank you for calling me a dumbass--it tells me all I need to know about your intelligence.

[realpqleur]

@shazwari so waltz your ass down to the border with Mexico and tell your leader, mr obama this statement...I am sure he will rush to end this problem immediately..

[realpqleur]

Will she do white guys?