Posted on 02/22/2008 8:16:12 PM PST by SmithL
BERKELEY -- Two people were arrested Friday after they encircled police during a protest of the U.S. Marine recruiting center, a police spokeswoman said.
A group called The World Can't Wait -- Drive Out the Bush Regime was demonstrating at the downtown center Friday to protest military recruiting in Berkeley.
The issue has been in the limelight recently after the City Council last month called the recruiters "uninvited and unwelcome intruders."
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said about 20 protesters marched from the Marine recruiting center at 64 Shattuck Square to Shattuck Avenue and Center Street to rally for their cause.
Two Berkeley police bike officers followed the group to protect the community, she said.
At the corner of Shattuck and Center, a protester screamed into a megaphone, a violation of a city permit because it was away from the recruiting center, where protesters have a sound permit.
Police tried to detain him to talk about the violation, Kusmiss said.
At that point, the crowd surged and surrounded the bike officers and closed in on them, she said.
Police called for backup and at least a dozen cars arrived in downtown, Kusmiss said.
Kusmiss said officers had to use some force to make the arrests and protect their colleagues during the surge. No one was seriously injured although a couple of police officers sustained minor injuries, Kusmiss said.
Police arrested Rafael Schiller, 26 of Berkeley, and another man who refused to give his name, police said.
Officials from World Can't Wait were not immediately available for comment.
Police said the arrests were for resisting arrest, but the two could also face other charges for refusing to give their names and violating the city permit.
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How do two people surround anyone?!
There is a different reality in Beserkeley.
I never imagined that it extended to spatial geometry.
For the millionth time, everything does not have to be described as a surge!!! Get a thesaurus. Use your imagination.
The cops should have crushed some skulls while waiting for their backup to arrive.
In other words, parasites.
“Police said the arrests were for resisting arrest,”
Hippies or not...this is the lamest charge I’ve ever seen used....it’s the “yeah we’re cops and you’re not” arrest...
“You’re under arrest”
“For what”?
“resisting arrest”
Not to defend these people but I find it crazy that Americans can be charged with crimes like this while Illegal aliens are using stolen SSN's and running amok and the "authorities" look the other way
Looks like a sorority with nothing else to do.
Too many twinkies?
It’s starting to get violent. Good...I’m looking forward to it.
BITS
It looks like there are a couple of twinks in that picture...
They’re very fast.
The pukes in Berkeley can kiss my ***!
Brainless students.
Extreme barf warning. They appear to be communists.
"We seek to create a political situation where the Bush administration's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking U.S. society is reversed.
We seek to mobilize millions to express their outrage, to speak the truth, to act with urgency and form an organized political resistance. We welcome any individuals and groups who agree that the Bush Regime should be driven out, whatever their political party affiliation or lack thereof. We reach out to people who have been fooled by Bush, and to those who have been most seriously affected by the outrages inflicted by the Bush Regime."
Where does a person buy pepper spray? Have never seen a source for it. Go on the Internet? This is a serious request.
Nah, I'm sure they're being paid a little somethin' somethin' from their taskmaster George Soros.
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