Posted on 10/29/2011 8:58:30 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
While Los Angeles politicians have started to tell protesters camped on City Hall's lawn that they might be overstaying their welcome, our Californian neighbors to the North in Oakland and the South in San Diego are really struggling with police efforts to shut down a 24/7 presence by protesters.
This morning police cleared out Occupy San Diego, and arrested 51 stragglers after they were told to skedaddle from the encampment at Civic Center Plaza and Childrens Park where they have made their home for three weeks.
The reasons police gave were that conditions were getting unsanitary: too much human and dog feces, urine and litter. Chief William Lansdowne told the Associated Press that negotiations with demonstrators had broken down and had stopped cooperation. This morning at 2 a.m. campers were given their marching orders. The San Diego Police Department tore down the encampment equipped in riot gear, but they avoided using tear gas, injuring anyone or otherwise creating any scenes that made Oakland's response so notorious.
City workers hosed off the sidewalk (Voice of San Diego has pictures of the aftermath) and told protesters that they are free to return, if they leave the camping gear at home. That sort of misses the point of the whole "occupation" trend, and protesters vowed to return: "The police were completely out of line," protest leader Ray Lutz told the Los Angeles Times. "This insidious show of force has only energized our movement. We're going to be even stronger."
In the meantime, the ACLU wants all of those charges dropped against the 51 protesters who refused to budge from their occupation, because the organization said many of the protesters may have to spend several nights in jail until they are able to make bail.
"Historically, the San Diego Police Department has managed protest activity exceedingly well, with a focus on accommodation of speech in the broader public interest," Kevin Keenan, executive director of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial counties, told the Los Angeles Times. He added: "Overnight presence is fundamental to the political message of Occupy San Diego."
Occupy San Diego protesters went to protest a transportation plan during the day and they're planning a sleep-in tonight at the Civic Center around 8pm, according to San Diego CityBeat.
ACLU - American Crap on the Lawn Union
But what about their 1 Amendment rights? /s
Where was the ACLU when the tea party was getting harassed and denied permits and made to walk a tightrope? Oh thats right they only stick up for anti american stuff.
In Richmond, CA the TEA Party is suing the city for the $10k they were charged for a permit to rally, while the Occupy people were allowed their 24/7 rally for no charge at all.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet. The transformation of the ACLU into another pro-jihadist bludgeon is over 90% complete.
I love this...
Leaders and protestors at Occupy Oakland have been bragging about how they will shut the city down on Novemeber 2nd. Here is the unions’ response...lol...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/10/unions-say-they-wont-strike-occupy-oakland/44287/
That would be Richmond, VA.
But you gotta admit it sounded like crap a CA city would pull.
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