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Hundreds March as California Protests Continue
ABC News ^ | December 10, 2014 | By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS Associated Press

Posted on 12/10/2014 12:27:10 AM PST by bd476

Hundreds March as California Protests Continue


December 10, 2014
By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS Associated Press

Hundreds of protesters angered at the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers marched through downtown Berkeley streets Tuesday night as protests continued in Northern California.

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A California Highway Patrol official said 80 percent off its available staff would be deployed to monitor the protest in Berkeley after a crowd of about 1,500 blocked all lanes of Interstate 80 and blocked an Amtrak train Monday night.

The agency arrested 223 people Monday on suspicion of resisting arrest, obstructing police and other charges, said Ernie Sanchez, assistant chief of the CHP's Golden Gate Division. Berkeley police arrested another nine people.



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Those arrested face bails of up to $50,000, and many remain in custody, he added.

A large group of demonstrators destroyed highway perimeter fencing, flooded lanes, and threw rocks and other objects at officers. It took about an hour and a half to clear the interstate, and no major injuries were reported, the CHP said.

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"The CHP respects the public's right to gather and demonstrate, but it needs to be done in a safe manner," Sanchez said. "At this point, they've made their statement and we respect that. Now, we're asking them to stop."

Although many activists in other parts of the country have gone home, protests in Berkeley and Oakland are still active, reflecting the area's long history of protest dating to the 1960s.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
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Relatives of mine who live in Berkeley said that mostly all, if not all of the protestors are outsiders "as it always has been since at least the early 60s."

I don't know why that was such a surprise for me to hear because I had already figured out that the Los Angeles protestors were all from somewhere else.

Mine was a simple conclusion to make because the old maxim that no one who lives in Los Angeles, walks in Los Angeles, is true.

There is a serious shortage of smooth surfaced sidewalks due to upheaval from the many earthquakes; there are far too many cars on the road with drivers who struggle daily with driving between the white lines, let alone staying on the actual road; public transportation here is spotty and bus stops remain unsafe at any hour.

The route the protestors in Los Angeles took was miles long. There is no way that any native Angeleno (anyone living in Los Angeles ten or more years) would have participated in such a venture as a traveling protest.

Then there was also the many protestors who were caught on tape not quite having the local pronunciation down yet.

There is a street named Sepulveda, and locals say Seh-PULL-veh-duh, not Sehpull-VEE-duh.

For another street named La Cienega, locals say "La See-ENN-uh-guh, not La See-(redacted)-(redacted.)

Protestors in San Diego County should try harder to pronounce La Jolla as La-HOY-yuh, and not La-Jaw-luh.

For those out-of-Staters who persist in the belief that from the beginning of time, all protests and protestors were birthed in California; and for those who desperately wish for California to be seam-ripped along the San Andreas fault line, first, please say a prayer for us. Then come on out here for a visit, stay awhile and I'll show your around by car.

The longest walk you'll make is through our gigantic parking lots to the car. Not many risk double parking out here so there'll be no dropping you off at the door.

When you're ready to go home, I'll be happy to provide transportation to the nearest airport for you and for all of your dear disruptive adolescents.

Yours in watching from a distance,
bd476





The Daily Californian


Hundreds of protesters take to the streets on 4th night of protests


By Bo Kovitz and Michelle Pitcher

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Last Updated 8 mins Ago

On the 4th day of the ongoing Berkeley protests, demonstrators marched to Oakland and momentarily blocked traffic on Highway 24.

At about 9:30 p.m., as protesters began to block westbound lanes on Highway 24 near the MacArthur BART station, police used less-than-lethal methods to try to force protesters off the highway. Several protesters were arrested from the crowd of more than 100 demonstrators who made it onto the highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As of 9:50 p.m., westbound traffic reopened, and protesters continued traveling on surface streets.

Tuesday night’s protest began as hundreds of protesters gathered outside Old City Hall at about 7:20 p.m. to address mass arrests from the night before.

Both council members said they stand in solidarity with demonstrators, who have been protesting recent grand jury decisions to not indict police officers involved in the deaths of unarmed black men. Worthington and Arreguin said they will call for an investigation of Saturday night’s protest, when a group of protesters encountered multiple rounds of tear gas on Telegraph Avenue.

Protesters who were arrested Monday night after marching onto interstates 80 and 580 spoke to the two council members, calling for protesters’ “charges to be dropped.” But assistant district attorney Teresa Drenick said that as of Tuesday afternoon, she had not received confirmation that charges would be filed. The district attorney is the one who brings charges against individuals.

More than 200 protesters were arrested Monday night at Interstate 80 near Powell Street in Emeryville on suspicion of various offenses — including resisting arrest, preventing the travel of others and assault on a peace officer — after hundreds swarmed onto the freeway, according to California Highway Patrol spokesperson Officer Daniel Hill.

As of 8:25 p.m., more than 300 demonstrators were marching south on Telegraph Avenue.

Hundreds of protesters take to the streets on 4th night of protests

The Daily Californian is an independent, student-run newspaper published by the Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company, Inc. The Daily Californian covers both the UC Berkeley campus and the city of Berkeley.


1 posted on 12/10/2014 12:27:10 AM PST by bd476
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are they protesting the murder of jessica chambers?


2 posted on 12/10/2014 12:40:15 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: bd476

Don’t understand this at all! Seems that this President and their aids are causing unnecessary conflict everywhere! All of this is so wrong when viewing the facts. Seems that so many see and think so differently that things will never come together. I blame leadership!


3 posted on 12/10/2014 12:41:16 AM PST by Deagle
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To: SoFloFreeper

Aided by Obama and the Mainstream Press.


4 posted on 12/10/2014 1:03:04 AM PST by sr4402
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To: bd476

Witness the joys of unemployment and liberal saturation. These aren’t just Obama’s people. They are Obama. They are Obama’s America, making it be all it can be when left up to them.


5 posted on 12/10/2014 1:53:27 AM PST by pallis
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To: bd476

It’s California. I’m surprised there’s not one day a week mandated for protest and all protesters get mandatory paid leave from the few that do work, get subsidies for those who don’t plus per diem for travel, meals & lodging.


6 posted on 12/10/2014 2:15:26 AM PST by maddog55
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Berkeley - makes employers notice that these graduates are not the ones to hire....if they think this crap is important over taking finals....then what other nonsense will determine if they show up to work or not...


7 posted on 12/10/2014 2:52:52 AM PST by BCW (ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM)
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To: pallis

Prosecute every one and give them a toxic criminal record in the rare event they seek employment.


8 posted on 12/10/2014 2:56:39 AM PST by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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on suspicion of resisting arrest

Now THAT’S a creative charge....


9 posted on 12/10/2014 3:24:38 AM PST by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: BCW

Berkeley - makes employers notice that these graduates are not the ones to hire...
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Good posting. I was a Mgr. for a large company and I agree that the reputation of an applicant’s college/univ. (what’s the difference in those two nouns?) DID influence my decision on hiring or not hiring.

Some schools were renowned as party schools and had lousy grads. Others (like the Ivies and Stanford) put out grads that expected entry level jobs to pay as much as a Manager, because that was the BS the schools fed them to extract those exhorbitant tuitions.

A school’s reputation should be considered by parents and students, before shelling out the big bucks. Just because Harvard, Yale, etc., were once elite does NOT mean they still are desireable. They have been taken over by liberals who are more into “social justice” than practical education that would lead to a career. (Ref. MIT Prof Gruber)


10 posted on 12/10/2014 3:34:19 AM PST by octex
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To: SoFloFreeper
SoFloFreeper wrote: "are they protesting the murder of jessica chambers?

Maybe it's the hour but it's not clear why you would mention Jessica Chambers' murder in Mississippi in this thread about protests in California.

Has there been breaking news from Mississippi law enforcement officials that they have named a suspect or have caught a suspect?

Was she involved with the protests or any of the protesters?

Jessica Chambers' death was horrific and is a terrible tragedy. If you are one of Jessica Chambers' relatives or friends, God Bless and comfort you in this your time of grieving.


11 posted on 12/10/2014 3:36:51 AM PST by bd476
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To: Deagle
Deagle wrote: " Don’t understand this at all! Seems that this President and their aids are causing unnecessary conflict everywhere! All of this is so wrong when viewing the facts. Seems that so many see and think so differently that things will never come together. I blame leadership!"
Agree, it is puzzling as to why well-organized protests have broken out in so many different areas across the country. The one common factor seems to be that the protestors are not local to the specific area of the protests and come from all over the country. That fits past demonstrations in the past. Protestors would arrive in a city, unpack and start their organized "so-called" spontaneous call and response chanting.

Last night I heard a newscaster say "some locals have begun looking out at the marchers in curiosity, and it's believed that a few have joined the protestors."

Someone or some group has gone to a lot of trouble recruiting the protestors, teaching them the basics of mob psychology plus the chant of the day. It would not be surprising to learn that there is a core group of protestors acting as section leaders who are being paid as "activists."

Despite the locale, I doubt that many Berkeley students would want to take the time to join the protests, unless they were guaranteed course credit, a passing grade on upcoming Mid-term exams plus cash money.


12 posted on 12/10/2014 3:55:54 AM PST by bd476
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To: BCW
BCW wrote: "Berkeley - makes employers notice that these graduates are not the ones to hire....if they think this crap is important over taking finals....then what other nonsense will determine if they show up to work or not... "

While there may be a few students joining the protests, people who live there say that most if not all of the protestors were shipped in. They also said that they were not local residents nor students. The timing is wrong for Berkeley students, despite the proximity to Christmas.

It's Mid-Terms time and UC Berkeley is known as a difficult school to be admitted to and once admitted, the competition between students becomes that much more intense. A student must maintain a high grade point average in hopes of later admittance to Grad School or Law School or Med School.


13 posted on 12/10/2014 4:12:28 AM PST by bd476
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Jessica Lane Chambers was burned to death last Sunday by one or more ferals.

She ‘couldn’t breath’ - mostly because her assailants poured lighter fluid down her nose and mouth.

Are these protests for her?


14 posted on 12/10/2014 4:13:56 AM PST by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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maddog55 wrote: "It's California. I'm surprised there's not one day a week mandated for protest and all protesters get mandatory paid leave from the few that do work, get subsidies for those who don't plus per diem for travel, meals & lodging. "

Some of the protestors are probably paid a stipend and as I mentioned earlier, there's likely a core group of supervising "activists" who have received training and their pay scale would be much higher.

15 posted on 12/10/2014 4:16:41 AM PST by bd476
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Since the protests in California did not have anything to do with events that happened in California, I merely wondered if they were as upset over the death of an UNARMED white female in Mississippi as they were about the death of a thief who attacked a cop in Missouri.


16 posted on 12/10/2014 4:25:49 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: agere_contra

Amazingly, I haven’t seen a SINGLE network report on the Jessica Chambers murder. And I have been looking.


17 posted on 12/10/2014 4:27:21 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: agere_contra
agere_contra wrote: "Jessica Lane Chambers was burned to death last Sunday by one or more ferals. She 'couldn't breath' - mostly because her assailants poured lighter fluid down her nose and mouth. Are these protests for her? "

The last I read was that Mississippi law enforcement officials were still investigating the circumstances of the murder and looking for information about any witnesses or suspects.

It sounds like you are connected to the case and have more information. If you're allowed to share it, have the Mississippi law enforcement officials announced that they have a suspect or has there been an arrest?

Have they said that Jessica Chambers is somehow connected to the protestors? Had she already been in the protest marches or did she know someone who was involved in protesting?


18 posted on 12/10/2014 4:36:27 AM PST by bd476
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To: Adder
Adder wrote: "on suspicion of resisting arrest Now THAT'S a creative charge...."
Yes, it sure is. It was interesting reading about the 180 degree switch from what could only be described as a passive resistance by the police to the cursing, screaming throngs of protesters. That day they were all about protecting free speech and giving the protestors a lot of freedom that most individuals by themselves or in small groups will never enjoy.

Then after a few bricks were thrown, resulting in one LEO being transported to the hospital for a serious head injury; when some clown tossed a lit flare at police officers; and when the protestors ripped down fencing separating them from local freeways; then LEOs realized that the game was on. They needed to change strategy and hold the police line a bit tighter.

Protestors used to the LEOs' initial passive resistance apparently are now displeased by the changes.



19 posted on 12/10/2014 4:50:34 AM PST by bd476
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Perception is a strong motivator....if Berkeley did not allow the statement about “finals can be taken later if you are protesting” then they should have made it known....we all know outsidess are there.... But no student should have been associated with that...due to perception by others....


20 posted on 12/10/2014 4:55:09 AM PST by BCW (ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM)
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