Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Eviction and Return: Zuccotti Park

From The Huffington Post













Mayor Bloomberg, without warning or advance notice, sent in the police at 1 am last night and evicted the protesters from Zuccotti Park. Riot gear. Lots of baton work, pepper spray and mace. Up to 200 arrests. Journalists were barred from the scene, and those that tried to enter the Park were also arrested.

In the early morning, the Occupy Wall Street group got a TRO telling New York to let the protesters back into the park, with their gear and their tents. At 5pm, the ruling was overturned: no encampment will be allowed. OWS lawyers say they will appeal.

Meanwhile protesters have been let back into the Park without their tents or bicycle generators. I spent some time watching a live feed from the Park. The protesters seem exuberant. One comment from a young woman: "We have been beaten, maced, pepper sprayed and arrested. And we are jubilant. We are more together than ever."

Do you really think the snow will stop this movement?

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