Wall Street Protesters Arrested During March Through New York

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Wall Street protesters arrested during march through New York

By Ray Sanchez
NEW YORK | Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:50pm EDT

(Reuters) - Several hundred marchers wound their way through the streets of lower Manhattan on Saturday in the latest of a string of protests over the past week against what demonstrators saw as corporate greed on Wall Street.

The demonstrations, participants said, were meant to criticize a financial system that they believed unfairly benefits corporations and the rich. They said the protests were inspired by demonstrations in Egypt and Spain.

The marchers carried signs spelling out their goals. "Tax the rich," one sign said. "We Want Money for Healthcare not Corporate Welfare," read another.

- snip -

The demonstrators were mostly college-aged marchers carrying American flags and signs with anti-corporate slogans. Some beat drums, blew horns and chanted slogans as uniformed officers surrounded and videotaped them.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/24/us-protests-wallstreet-idUSTRE78N2ZZ20110924?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=60573

[StandingInLeftField]

1. Live Feed At The Link

http://anonops.blogspot.com/

[im1013]

7. Yeah, I posted a link to the live feed

in the latest breaking news category,
but the mods saw fit to move it to the "General Discussions: Presidency" category.

I have repeatedly asked them why, but still no answer.

I am NOT amused with DU at this moment!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5004891

[PSPS]

11. There are specific rules for LBN posts.

The rules are clearly spelled out in bold type when you elect to post in LBN. No blogs, twitter, or the like. Sadly, we must still endure Huffington Post, where everything, no matter how mundane or whimsical, is breathlessly heralded in their usual tabloid fashion.

[LeighAnn]

14. Speaking of Twitter...

here's a real-time Twitter feed. It's being updated about every 4 seconds right now

http://www.twitolution.com/occupywallstreet.php

[ixion]

2. ah, so the cover the round-up

but not the protest itself. Nice.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. They need support Urgently!

If you are in NYC Go! If you can't hound the media..... the corporate media is trying to sweep this under the rug. The MSM are the un-American ones and the cops are enabling their thuggery. The video link below is heartbreaking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Z6bm_qGFM

[SoapBox]

4. VIDEO- Occupy Wall Street: Peaceful female protesters penned in the street, “maced”

At The Political Carnival.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/09/24/video-occupy-wall-street-peaceful-female-protesters-penned-in-the-street-maced/

...I got sucked into watching "V for Vendetta" last night...hmmmm, if the GOPBaggers take over, is that what we will face and need to over come?

[proud patriot]

6. I caught part of V last night too

perhaps i should put the DVD in tonight

[Bozita]

5. One arrested protester with bad concussion, possibly life-threatening - Med help needed!

Protesters Being Held In Van Outside Precinct
By Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
24 September 11

This report just came in a half hour ago from the chair of the NYC IWW chapter: Protesters arrested today (including the NYC IWW chair) are being locked inside a police van outside the: 1st Precinct Police Station 16 Ericsson Pl. New York, NY 10013 [phone] They've been there for over an hour. One has a very bad concussion, possibly life threatening. Right now the NYC IWW chair he is calling on us to send people NOW for help out and to demand medical care for our comrades. If you can't make it in person then please call these numbers: 1st Precinct - [phone] - 16 Ericsson Place 6th Precinct - [phone] - 233 West 10 Street NYPD Switchboard: 1-646-610-5000

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/7468-occupy-wall-street-take-the-bull-by-the-horns

[Joe Shlabotnik]

8. get the WH to weigh in

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/recognize-men-and-women-who-are-occupying-wall-street/tX0ZX8Z7 apparently the WH will publicly address issues submitted on this site with over 5,000 signatures!

[gateley]

9. Don't know what the WH could do -- It's a City action,

I don't think the Feds can interfere at this point. :shrug:

[Yon_Yonson]

12. Obama said "I will put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself. I'll walk on that picket line w/you

But don't hold your breath because he still HAS NOT shown up in Wisconsin. In fact it seems he has avoid and neglected us ...

[jtuck004]

13. He meant the line on the golf course, silly.

The pickets are in the fence that separate the tee box from the fairway on the 8th hole.

[gateley]

19. He CAN'T do that -- a POTUS interfering in a State/City matter?

He'd be shredded, and they would use it as more ammo that the Dems want to control the States.

Do you think half of what they spout during their election runs is actually do-able? I know you know better than that!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

20. only a state/city matter on the surface

with regard to the police tactics. What he needs to address is the underlying causes that the protesters are out there for. His leadership is needed to clean up monied interests, off-shoring of jobs, relief for home-owners, student debt etc. Lets see who he really works for.

[gateley]

22. It's my hope that's what he's doing. A few times I've been

hollering at him for being inactive, only to find out he was working on the stuff we were screaming at him about -- just didn't include us in the loop until there was something to report.

About this, though -- Geithner makes me nervous, so don't know how it'll go.

[Occulus]

23. He could issue an opinion

or make a supportive statement.

[gateley]

29. Agree - and yeah, he COULD, but even that would open him (and us)

up to more of their condemnation and hysteria.

It's amazing that they, like the other terrorists, have won. They've got us running scared.

[Yon_Yonson]

24. Yeah I know about the political ‘LYING FUDGE FACTOR’

The only problem is you never know what the lie is until you start separating the wheat from the chaff!

[saras]

28. The Feds can send one HELL of a lot of force in to maintain order...

...and if that means roughing up some rogue cops, then so be it.

WON'T isn't CAN'T.

[gateley]

30. What - send in the National Guard? People would go ballistic --

including me!

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[starroute]

15. Right now, the cops are moving vans in -- seemingly preparing for arrests

Please, everyone, follow this on the livestream at http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution. The number watching has been hanging at a little over 7000 for the last while, but the more eyes that are on this if a police riot does come down, the better.

Whatever happens, though, this doesn't end here. As of this morning, there were already 33 spin-off events planned for various locations -- some immediate, some scheduled for October 6 or 8.

And we all know our basic Star Wars quotations -- right? "The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

[brewens]

16. The cops could definitely bring more attention to the protests.

If I were one of the police commanders I might be urging breaking it up and arresting them just for that reason. Teabaggers don't get arrested protesting but Wall Street protesters do? Might be a good thing.

[Bozita]

17. Watching. Thanks for the heads-up.

[Hissyspit]

18. Tomorrow's NY Daily News Front Page apparently has photo of arrest:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=edit&forum=439&topic_id=1999203&mesg_id=1999203

[Fire Walk With Me]

26. Your link is to an edited post and says the edit period has expired...

[Hissyspit]

27. Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1999203

[Jello Biafra]

21. PIX11 in NY reported tonight...

that the demonstrators provoked the police which caused the arrests today. The media is flat faced lying....

[louslobbs]

25. Doing what they do best.

Lou