Chronology of Occupy movement raids
Main article: Timeline of Occupy Wall Street
The Occupy movement has notably clashed with law enforcement agencies on many occasions.
Prior to November 9, 2011
- Sept 24 - Occupy Wall Street, 80 arrests. Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna was filmed using chemical spray on several penned-in female demonstrators and later using the spray on a media.
- Oct 1 - Occupy Wall Street, 700 arrests at the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Oct 15 - In Chicago there were 175 arrests, about 100 arrests in Arizona (53 in Tucson, 46 in Phoenix), and more than 70 in New York City, including at least 40 in Times Square.[1]
- Oct 28-29/Nov 2-3 Occupy Rochester arrested and camp broken down twice, with 30 and 20 arrests, all nonviolent.
- Nov 2-3 - Occupy Oakland—Scott Olsen shot while filming police , Kayvan Sabeghi beating , 103 arrests[2]
- Nov. 5 - Occupy Dallas—Stephen Benavides attacked by off-duty Dallas Police Officer at Bank of America building in downtown Dallas , 7 others arrested following police violence
November 9 – 30, 2011
Major occupations in the US– Portland, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver, Oakland, San Francisco, New York
- Friday, Nov 11
- St. Louis camp demolished, 27 arrests.[3]
- Saturday, Nov 12
- Sunday, Nov 13
- Portland camp demolished, >50 arrests [3]
- Monday, Nov 14
- Oakland camp demolished, tear gas used, 33 arrests.[3]
- Tues, Nov 15
- Occupy Wall Street camp in Zucotti Park demolished, ~200 arrests, including at least five journalists.[3]
- Seattle camp demolished, protesters pepper-sprayed.
- Nov 30
- 200+ arrests at Occupy Los Angeles
- 50+ arrests at Occupy Philadelphia.
December 2011
- Washington DC shelter demolished, 31 arrests.[4]
References
- ↑ Associated Press October 16, 2011, 11:02 pm (July 13, 2011). "Hundreds arrested in 'Occupy' protests". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ Occupy Oakland Disavows Violence - Police report 103 arrests
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Infographic on raids
- ↑ Washington Post - Occupy DC Protesters Arrested
Sources
- OccupyArrests and tabulated arrests
- Infographic on raids
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