The Occupy Wall Street movement can add another injured police officer to the extensive and growing list of injured officers since the movement began in October, 2011. In Occupy Eureka, three Occupiers were violently fighting amongst themselves when a member of the Eureka Police Department tried to stop the fight, and ended up getting his nose broken in the process.
Due to concerns about public health and safety, an ordinance was created that "prohibits protest activities between 9:30 p.m. and 6 a.m." among other restrictions, such as camping on the courthouse property or setting up structures. Since the new rule has been put in place, the area has become more manageable, according to police.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office dispatch center received a call at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday about the fight. Interim Eureka Police Chief Murl Harpham said that two of the three occupiers involved in the fight were armed, one with a bike chain and one with a broken bottle. When officers arrived, one of the three fighting subjects took off running and one of his officers "pursued and tackled the subject a few blocks from the courthouse," according to the local news. During the struggle, the officer's nose was broken and he is currently on leave until it mends.
One of the three occupiers has been deemed mentally unstable and was taken to a Psychiatric Hospital in Eureka for evaluation. Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey said the Occupiers "still have a presence at the courthouse, occupying the sidewalk in front of the building" as the sidewalk is not considered county property. The sheriff's office "has received calls from citizens asking why the Occupiers are still there and aren't cleared out each night as part of the ordinance." Once again, an officer injured due to the actions of some of the thugs in the Occupy Wall Street movement. And once again, the so-called 99% are the ones that pay the price.
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"Another thing. The Eugene law was created after the fact and therefore Unconstitutional because it specifically was written for Occupy." So what if it was written for Occupy? Laws are often enacted after something happens? How is that unconstitutional?
Oh, so the "black bloc" has nothing to do with Occupy? Are the Anarchists a part of Black Bloc? Or are they separate? For example, the group that recently attacked a Starbucks in NYC consisted of an Occupy Spokesperson.
"most of the violence at Occupy rallies has been perpetrated by the police." Have you seen the violence in Oakland? There is violence all over Occupy and the sooner it is denounced, the sooner it will go away. I don't see it happening, and in fact, I think the more peaceful in the movement (and I know that they exist, I don't think everyone is violent), just leave them be. Why not take a stand against them?
Occupy wants to do away with Capitalism in favor of Socialism, is that the basic "demand" that the movement seeks?
A bunch of idiots who cause trouble and get in people's way.
They have changed nothing and they never will.
Time for them to fold their tents.
Creepy.
Declaration of the Occupation of New York City: http://www.nycga.net/resources/declaration/
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