Police Shut Down Occupy Oakland
Officials raid encampment, make arrests and temporarily shut down a BART station.
Dramatic Photos: Tear Gas Deployed in OaklandOakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said tear gas was used on "Occupy" protestors. The protestors vow to return. Police make a stand and do not allow protesters to retake Frank Ogawa Plaza in... Police made a stand to not allow protesters to retake Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland.
@OaklandPD @JeanQuan No honor, no decency, no honesty. History will remember you unkindly. #OccupyOakland t.co/tnmadwXw
"I'm devastated that someone who did 2 tours in Iraq and came home safe is in a US hospital bc of domestic police" t.co/lXmfQe2f #ows
#occupyoakland attacked by 500 cops in suprise assault. tear gas, rubber bullets, shotguns, flash bang grenades. Many injured.
Oakland City Council Member Desley Brooks was camping at #occupyoakland, did she get a warning about the raid?
Most dangerous city in CA, yet police choose to send out a bona fide battalion to break up a peaceful protest. #OccupyOakland #OPDFail
20 Photos Of Police Violently Breaking Up Occupy OaklandCulture Buzz Early this morning around 500 police officers dismantled Occupy Oakland's camp by allegedly using rubber bullets, tear gas, and sound canons. Democracy at its finest. Riot police at Snow Park armed and ready with battons, helmets, knee pads, and plastic cuffs. Over 200 Police showed up and broke up emcampment.
Lessons from #OccupyOakland have tight fitting earplugs to protect against Sound cannons, create hand signs for comm. #OccupyLouisville
