Occupy Seattle Protesters Arrested, Pepper Sprayed

[Hissyspit]

Source: Seattle Times

Occupy Seattle protesters arrested, pepper sprayed

Posted by Jennifer Sullivan on November 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Officers clash with protesters outside Chase Bank.

UPDATE 3:45 p.m.

A handful of protesters who had been inside Chase bank were arrested and taken outside to a police paddy wagon. Other protesters began pounding on the vehicle and chanting, “Let them go!” Some people began lying down in front of the van.

Police have used pepper spray on protesters and have closed off East Thomas Street and Broadway. Protesters are handing gas masks to each other and pounding on police cars.

A few scuffles have been seen between officers and protesters, and now a line of officers has formed about 10 feet from a circle of about 150 protesters in the middle of Broadway and East Harrison. They’re locking arms and chanting, “We are the 99 percent.”

Read more: http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/11/occupy-seattle-protesting-chase-ceo-visit

[virgogal]

1. Nasty situation.

[fascisthunter]

2. This will Back-Fire on Law Enforcement and Politicians behind this

dumb

[bdamomma]

7. I hope so

they don't like when the american people step up and speak up to problems created by that 1%

[SoapBox]

3. I'm glad the protesters are doing what they are doing...

Bravo to OWS and for the 99%.

I'm tired of the Police Militia Departments and their Storm Trooper get ups, that seem
to do the bidding of the 1%.

The Goons are paid for with OUR tax dollars and I'm tired of it.

Vote America...Vote OUT the Baggers, Haters and 1%er's.

[padruig]

4. this is to be expected ...

This is Seattle, during the WTO the Mayor created 'free speech zones' - that was his last term.

What many do not know is Seattle's long labor history including the Great Seattle Strike of 1919.

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=861

We have local folks songs written about it!



remember ...

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."

- John Kenneth Gailbraith

[Hissyspit]

5. Video Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x631352

[No Elephants]

6. Sadly recommending.