Monday, January 30, 2012

Occupy Protesters Use Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Against Police

Just like the Tea Party... or not. Tea Party protesters are called terrorists all the time. Occupy Protesters are actually using IEDs and the media appears to be letting it slide.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/occupy-protesters-and-police-clash-in-oakland.html

"A march to take over a vacant building by members of the Occupy movement in Oakland, Calif., turned into a violent confrontation with the police on Saturday, leaving three officers injured and about 200 people arrested.

The clashes began just before 3 p.m. when protesters marched toward the vacant Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, the police said, and began to tear down construction barricades. Officers ordered the crowd to disperse when protesters “began destroying construction equipment and fencing,” the Oakland police said in a press release.

“Officers were pelted with bottles, metal pipe, rocks, spray cans, improvised explosive devices and burning flares, the police said.” Officers responded with smoke, tear gas and beanbag projectiles. Twenty people were arrested.
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The events were part of a demonstration dubbed “Move-in Day,” a plan by protesters to move into the vacant convention center and use it as a commune-like command center, according to the Web site occupyoaklandmoveinday.org.
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