A local news crew caught the front-end loader at work!
Posted on 11/13/2011 12:13:09 AM PST by dixiechick2000
It's said that there are several thousand people. That's from the folks on the webcam.
There are a lot of people there, but I don't know how many are looky-loos.
So do you think we’ll see any action tonight or should I go to bed?
It’s 4:30 here in PA. I’m going to bed. I don’t think anything is going to happen that I can’t watch in the morning.
“You’re sexy; you’re cute; take off that riot suit!” Wow, they think they are clever and cool. Losers.
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Go to bed. You're not going to see any fun.
The onlookers and spectators are starting to clear out. My bet is the Police move in sometime around 4-6am if they do anything of the sort.
One of the commissioners talked about a fence so its entirely possible that the plan is to barricade the stragglers in and starve them out.
You're not going to see a confrontation get going I don't think.
Upon watching a few minutes of this, I am glad that “smell-o-vision” never took off.. < /humor >
Looks like the S MIGHT HTF
Still here. Report that an officer was injured by someone throwing a projectile from the crowd.
A local news crew caught the front-end loader at work!
There’s a reason I’m not a cop.I give them credit for holding back.
So the cops have managed to get the whole gang out on the streets ~ which are not as comfortable as the parks where you can lie down and sleep.
All the cops need to do is keep them awake and moving and this will be over.
Trying to drag people south and away from the bridge traffic.
Its going to be a long boring night unless one of the Seattle imports throws something interesting.
Oregon Law *does* allow them to knock heads if the knuckleheads won't get out of the roadway.
I'm impressed with the Portland Police. 20 years ago they'd have had half of these protesters in the ER already.
I ain’t eating Soylent Green—I’ve seen the ingredients (OWSers). Yuck!
So how have things changed in the past couple of hours? The Occupissers seem to think they’re winning the day.
if this were Venezuela their hero Chavez would have some snipers on the roof picking off people who raised sticks in the air.
If I'm right in how I read the Police plan, its sheer genius.
Cops are like a magnet to protesters. The protesters WANT to be arrested.
So what are the Police doing?
Inching them south - AWAY from the parks and NOT arresting them.
They have plenty of backup so a second unit from Washington County, Beaverton, or wherever could come in from the north and blockade the parks once enough people are led away from them.
If that's what they are doing, its working and is sheer genius. Lead them away from the parks then just close in behind.
The crowed has dropped off a bit.
I love how they’re saying the Pledge of Allegiance, as if they want to create a TV moment of evil cops arresting poor hippies. Are they saying “under God” too? :D
After reading around I agree with your take on it. The OWees were all psyched and braced for a clash at midnight, and now the fight is going out of them. The police probably know they aren’t very healthy, and a good adrenaline rush is enough to knock these wimps out.
"man I wish I was sober enough to drive"
Sounds like he's really into this income inequity thing.
The IMmers are pleading “Sing! Just sing!”
[how about water cannons?]
...and get accused of the heinous act of ‘water cannoning’?
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