LIVE SCREENSHOTS Occupy Oakland Prepares For Major Raid

[Hissyspit]

http://www.ustream.tv/occupyoakland

[Lionessa]

1. The thing that amazes and pleases me the most about all the Occupy images...

the diversity. Old and young and white and chicano and man and woman and child and family, it's great.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. It's US. That's what the family of us looks like :)

You know it!

[Lionessa]

5. I know but so many other groups have tended to have an overriding uniformity.

Not just the old, white of the Teabaggers,but also Latino and immigration issues, perhaps many of color joined in but primarily random shots were understandably groups of Latinos, and student loan reform, primarily young folks, and so on. I think the only thing that comes close recently were the anti-war rallies that MSM ignored over the past decade, oh... now that I think of it, Jon Stewart's rally was very diverse, that was recent, not much else I can think of.

Great to see it here, really a showing of the 99%, not anarchists, or kids, or homeless, or vets, but all of us. Really cool.

[deadinsider]

26. OakFoSho: estimated protester headcount about 1000

On edit: meant to reply to OP

[Hissyspit]

30. SCREENSHOTS: Riot Police

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2302939&mesg_id=2302939

[Scuba]

12. +1

[tavalon]

3. Til the end of time

Why is it that these police don't understand immediate upload? Especially, in Oakland!

[tavalon]

4. This man is well educated, very well educated!

[tavalon]

6. Watching now.

The police have just left San Francisco Coliseum per an observer.

[tavalon]

7. the police are moving

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

[tavalon]

8. It's going to happen any moment

Bear witness.

[tavalon]

9. They are yelling

The British are coming!

[deadinsider]

10. They're announcing "the British are coming"

Here we go

[deadinsider]

11. Hopefully the feed doesn't go down n\t

[FirstLight]

13. how many are there?

any idea?

[deadinsider]

14. The guy filming said he estimated 500 at an intersection earlier

Not sure how many total...

[deadinsider]

15. Not sure about how many cops

They are hearing its gonna be big. I've been watching the stream for about 2 hours now.

[deadinsider]

16. Earlier they spotted surveillance from the rooftops...

mainly on the Homeland Security building.

About 30 minutes ago(?) the helicopters started showing up, probably checking out how to set up the raid (logistics).

[FirstLight]

17. peace ROCKS!

love it!

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. Oak is saying that police are not leaving an exit for anyone who wants to leave or flee.

That...sucks.

[FirstLight]

19. no badge #s no names

no exit wtf?

also...they are coming in from daly city, sf, san mateo at $800 per!??

[tavalon]

20. Riot gear with names taped off with black tape

Illegal.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. Section 830.10

[tavalon]

24. A really sad day to be a cop. Shameful, shameful.

[deadinsider]

21. Cops are on the march now n\t

[FirstLight]

23. moving...down broadway

past 14th...toward OGP

[deadinsider]

25. OakFoSho: you're awesome (as well as everyone else there sans the cops) n\t

[Fire Walk With Me]

27. That's a LOT of cops. OakFoSho counts 11 different agencies in a single intersection line.

Hoping they don't try to arrest everyone.

[FirstLight]

28. paid mercenaries, right?

almost 9000 views too...

[deadinsider]

29. Up from about 3000 around 1.5 hours ago n\t

[deadinsider]

31. Cops gotta move again soon. It's getting to be early morning on a Monday n\t

[Fire Walk With Me]

32. They've heard that this is a three-day attack, to completely end the #Occupation.

At an estimated $800-$1000 per day per kop, add it up.

OakFoSho was lambasting them about spending that money against a peaceful demonstration that was actually helping people, versus putting that money into solving the actual problems the city faces! Such as homelessness, mental illness, crime, violence, lack of education and educational material, etc. It's just sickening, and he promises they will not be allowed to forget it!

[deadinsider]

33. Cops have started announcements per OakFoSho

Yeah. They'll shut it down for 3 days ;)

And I was watching when OakFoSho was talking to the cops about the money spent. He's brave and I admire him.

[tavalon]

34. Wasted money

They will return in greater numbers. This makes our movement stronger.

[Fire Walk With Me]

36. Exactly. And it also highlights that "money" is a useless measure

when it comes to thing that must be done to help those in need. There are plenty of resources and willing persons to change the world for the better!

[FirstLight]

35. love that chant!

We are occupy!
we are never gonna die
everytime you kick us out
we are gonna mulitply!!!

[deadinsider]

37. Cops moving in on the plaza now n\t

[FirstLight]

38. Interfaith Community surrounded

bastards...

15K views, too... the whole world is watching!

[FirstLight]

So they are taking the peaceful ones first?

is that weird to anyone else?

[deadinsider]

42. No. Its the easiest target because they're in one place

The tougher thing is to clear the streets of everyone else.

I imagine they will begin moving down 1 or 2 streets to start corralling the crowd. Using tear gas if any resistance...

The closer the circle tightens the better they can strengthen their perimeter.

[Fire Walk With Me]

39. The interfaith community people shown in the first pic in the OP are being arrested.

[deadinsider]

40. OK. They've now raided and arrested in plaza. Now...

Time for crowd control in the streets soon. And they gotta move soon because its getting late. Their plan would be to get this over before the business day begins.

[Fire Walk With Me]

41. They screwed up by letting it get to this time...East Coast all online

and West Coast waking up to it. Lots and lots of people are going to witness this live.

[deadinsider]

43. Exactly my thoughts... was expecting this sooner n\t

[deadinsider]

44. Also the police may show more restraint this time

Or they'll have agents provacatuers they can then exploit on TV.

[EFerrari]

They are avoiding the visuals.

And the city is telling downtown workers to wait until 10 to come in.

[deadinsider]

47. Thanks for the info n\t

[FirstLight]

45. getting married in front of the riot cops!?

no way...

[deadinsider]

46. Arrest that n\t

[FirstLight]

48. what is the issue

is it just oakland and bay area cops? why the smirks? are they really that excited to beat down the populace?

[FirstLight]

51. really?

It takes 12 different forces to come in and tear down a camp...?

how many people were in the street?

[deadinsider]

52. Crazy ain't it? Glad no one was hurt n\t

[backscatter712]

55. Not necessarily...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2303273

[deadinsider]

56. I didn't know about that one

Sick bastards. Normally when they pull this type of shit its under the cover of darkness. That's why I was surprised it was getting so late in Oakland this morning before the cops moved in...

Thanks for the story. Sorry to hear about that guy.

[Fire Walk With Me]

49. A wedding!

[deadinsider]

50. Looks like cops are leaving!?!?

If so, they paid all those cops for that????

[FirstLight]

53. that's what everyone is sayin'

wonder if it is a psychout? seems creepy... or just stupid

[deadinsider]

54. Yeah, maybe that's why they started so late

Normally, I would think if they **knew** shit was gonna hit the fan (i.e. tear gas) that they would have started sooner.

Let's hope it's the end of it. Well, today anyways...

[FirstLight]

57. How MANY are in the intersection?

anyone know?

[deadinsider]

58. Cops are just kinda congregating...

I'm not sure how many protesters have remained. It looks like most of them. OakFoSho estimated 1000 earlier. 22 reported arrested.

We'll see if the riot cops are actually leaving or not.

[deadinsider]

59. There is a stream on CNN now

I expect the cops will be leaving soon then. Whenever the mainstream media begins streaming it usually means that the cops are done with their dirty shit.

[deadinsider]

60. Cops still have barricades up per visual from CNN stream n\t

[deadinsider]

61. Cops are starting formations per visual from CNN stream n\t

[FirstLight]

62. this was a dry run

so that everyone knows where they will be by tonight, they will ALL be back...

[deadinsider]

63. Yeah...

I'm watching CNN and OakFoSho streams simultaneously.

Was watching the cops moving in lines in front of an intersection. Looked like they were going to form a double line formation but the one line in back moved past down the street.

I did notice the back line was dressed in green as compared to the others tonight who were all in black.

Just info from watching CNN stream; no commentary going on though...

[EFerrari]

64. Media being heavily handled today. Plaza was declared a crime scene

to limit their access. An Info Officer from OPD conducting tours. After the rousting, OPD led reporters through camp, thereby framing the reporting.

This was a PR event, folks. I wonder how many thousands of dollars it cost to stage with forces from at least 12 venues responding.

[deadinsider]

65. Cops setting up another barricade per visual CNN stream n\t

[FirstLight]

66. they want to make an example of Oakland

just like they tried to do it in Portland, but failed.
see they think that if the tents and shit are destroyed, then they win...but that's not the real measure is it?

[deadinsider]

67. Yeah...

You see the mayor there? What for? Was she examining the lawn?

What a joke.