Court order allows Occupy Wall St. protesters back

[lovuian]

http://news.yahoo.com/court-order-allows-occupy-wall-st-protesters-back-135130959.html

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed and economic inequality.

Hours later, the National Lawyers Guild obtained a court order allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to return with tents to the park. The guild said the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on Occupy Wall Street protesters.

At a morning news conference at City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city knew about the court order but had not seen it and would go to court to fight it. He said the city wants to protect people's rights, but if a choice must be made, it will protect public safety.

[Vincardog]

1. The Public would be a lot safer if the police were not gassing and beating them

[monmouth]

3. + a gazillion. n/t

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. One would think.

[pnorman]

2. K & R!

n/t

[Locrian]

5. wtf?

>>>He said the city wants to protect people's rights, but if a choice must be made, it will protect public safety.

Sounds suspiciously close to having to "bomb" a country to "liberate" it.

[slipslidingaway]

6. New York City Council Member Hit And Arrested During Police Raid Zuccotti Park

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/15/ydanis-rodriguez-arrested-hit-occupy-wall-street-raid_n_1094645.html

"Ydanis Rodriguez, New York City Council Member, was hit in the head and arrested during last night's police raid on Zuccotti Park.

According to The New York Times, he was with a group near the intersection of Broadway and Vesey Street that was attempting to link up with protesters at Zuccotti Park. The group tried to push through a line of officers trying to prevent people from reaching the park. Mr. Rodriquez was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

...Jumaane D. Williams, council member of the 45th district, and colleague of Rodriguez confirmed the arrest this morning via Twitter and that Rodriguez was "bleeding from the head thanks to NYPD."

[flamingdem]

7. Smells like a victory

whew! Yay for the constitution and for relatively liberal cities like NY

[closeupready]

8. Good. K&R

nt