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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Not sure if there are any terms to violate. They get FREE everything to do as they please. Oh wait, one of them could actually inquire about enlisting or benefits.
[Mr] T
A great link! Thanks!
That would tick off the city!
That’s kinda like throwing Brer Rabbit into the briar patch, ain’t it?
:>)
I doubt the smelly commie hippies would even notice.
Thank you all very much. I have copied a lot of good info.
A very astute observation
I've spent some time in the Belly of The Beast "communicating" with these types.
In DC a year ago, we watched about 40,000 of them walk around and around (to make it look like a few hundred thousand) and many times I would see a young couple quite involved in their cause.
Usually it was the girl that was really involved, and the guy just walking along beside her.
It was fun getting their attention, and telling the girl that the guy was just in it for the sex, and would go along with her agenda for that reason.
Usually the girl would get mad, and the guy would get this strange look on his face, hoping she wouldn't believe me.
FoxInSocks, check out the video. The cops were pretty serious with a flower delivery boy.
A very late reply to my request for info on pepper spray.
Thank you. I have bookmarked it to read later.
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