Posted on 11/14/2011 12:55:45 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
San Francisco (CNN) -- Police in riot gear moved into the Occupy Oakland encampment early Monday, tearing down tents and arresting some protesters, the latest effort by city officials across the country to gain control over a movement that some leaders say has become a public safety and health threat.
Oakland, California, police, aided by dozens of officers from nearby jurisdictions, arrested 32 people in the effort to clear Frank Ogawa Plaza near City Hall before dawn Monday, Interim Chief Howard Jordan said. There were no reports of injuries or complaints of abuse, he said.
The camp had become an unbearable drain on city resources, an economic threat to nearby businesses and a danger to public safety, Mayor Jean Quan said.
"The encampment became a place where we had repeated violence and this week a murder. We had to bring the camp to an end before more people were hurt," she said.
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Probably a little of both...
As far as the OWS folks in Zucotti Park go, flamethrowers are better than snowplows. You have lots of crispy critters. Gather the remains and spread them over the site for the Ground Zero Mosque in NYC. The Muslims will freak.
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