3/24 #LetFreedomSpring Anti-Police Brutality March, Live Updates
Posted 10 hours ago on March 24, 2012, 7:29 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
NYPD assault a 16-year-old woman at a peaceful anti-police brutality demonstration
Today, we take direct action against the NYPD. They have spied on us, they have assaulted us, they have kidnapped us from the streets without cause or charge. We, the 99% of people who will no longer be silent have chosen to make our voices heard. Former commissioner Raymond Kelly, we, the people have decided you no longer have a job. Any acts of brutality you order today will only serve as further evidence of your misconduct.
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3/24 Live Updates
5:28 PM: Before I forget it, this message is directed straight at former Commisioner Ray Kelly. I know you read these. I know you will read this message. I have seen the NYPD react when I have warned it about its actions before. That park, Union Square is owned by the people and paid for by our tax dollars. Sanitation department is a service, which we may CHOOSE to use or not. Union square is our park, and neither you nor anyone else will take it from us. Read my lips: NO NEW BARRICADES. Tonight, your charade ends.5:26 PM: Streams are down again. So, while we wait for more news or better streams, remember this picture? Get me the names and badges of those officers, preferably by picture. I know you guys got it, I see at least ten cameras in that picture.
4:47 PM: Let this message stand as a warning to the NYPD. The government IS the people. The property of the government is the collective property of the people. Under the Fourth Amendment, you are not authorized to prevent any person from access to their property. We own the very streets and sidewalks and parks you attempt to "clean" of our presence. You are nothing more than a rogue, armed militia which stands in violation of the law, and you will be dealt with when you attempt to prevent us from the use of our own property.
4:45 PM: Various working groups giving orientation in Union Square. I am receiving reports that the park can no longer hold all the occupiers, that they are overflowing into the streets surrounding. What a thing to come back to. Some of you may have noticed a change in language and tone. We have a second editor! This way, it is less likely that when I have problems, the live updates go silent.
3:58 PM: Direct Action working group about to meet behind OWS banner in Union Square. General Assembly also about to begin with info about different working groups and projects for folks to get involved with, NLG says arrestees were most likely taken to the 7th Precinct.
3:41 PM: Arriving at Union Square, police helicopter overhead. How much money and resources is the racist NYPD wasting on brutalizing a peaceful protest? Chants: ¨Justice for Trayvon,¨ ¨No justice no peace, no racist police,¨ ¨All day all week Occupy all streets!¨
3:30 PM: March at Astor, heading toward Union Square. Cops have a ton of zip-ties, looking like they´re prepared to arrest a lot of people. Huge numbers of police walking in the street alongside the march on the sidewalk at Broadway/11th St. Folks on the ground, be safe! Stay together!
3:21 PM: March takes the street at 4th and Broadway.
3:14 PM: Just witnessed another completely unprovoked arrest. Cops grabbed a random person from the crowd, threw them to the ground for NO reason. They´re just grabbing anyone they can. Many people are confronting NYPD for their earlier assault of 16 y/o girl.
3:05 PM: Arrest count possibly as high as 9-10. Chant: "This! Is! A peaceful protest! Cops! Are! A violent army!"
2:55 PM: 5th arrest reported, possibly more, near Mott and Spring. Police currently swarming the area. One young woman seen being carried away on a stretcher, believed injured by NYPD. Peaceful protesters thrown to the ground, reports on Twitter that mace has been deployed. March headed north. One 16 year-old grabbed by 5 police while alone on the sidewalk, thrown around and some clothes ripped off before being placed in handcuffs. She was carried off by shoulders and legs while crying. This is unacceptable!
2:47 PM: March near Spring and Mulberry. Cops have shut down the street, not even letting tourists pass now.
2:39 PM: Switched to a more reliable stream. At least three people arrested near intersection of Grand and Broadway after march takes the street, another arrest on Canal.
1:54 PM: Stream has stalled, last I heard was someone claiming that it is somehow illegal to photograph a building. Excuse me? If it is in public, it has no reasonable expectation of privacy. Remember, whoever it is saying that, that you are in violation of NYPD policy if you in any way attempt to prevent the free flow of information.
1:49 PM: March size is estimated between 750-100. Some saying as low as 400. People on police scanners, listen for crowd estimates!
1:43 PM: Officer who asked the front of the march where they want to go, good job on that one. Thank you for respecting our right to assemble freely on public land.
1:41 PM: NYCLU observer seen present.
1:31 PM: Current chant: "Get those animals off those horses, get those pigs off the horses".
1:29 PM: NYPD has illegally stopped all traffic to the Brooklyn Bridge.
1:26 PM: Five mounted NYPD have taken the street, blocking traffic unlawfully.
1:25 PM: Sarcastic chant is "Ray Kelly, he's our man! If he can't do it nobody can!"
1:23 PM: March is near Pace University, Tim says it might be going to 1 Police Plaza, NYPD HQ.
1:22 PM: Current chant: Na na na na, na na na na , Ray Kelly, Goodbye!"
1:20 PM: Current chant: "Wall Street Wall Street take a hike! Now it's time for general strike!" Variations, swap "Wall Street" for "NYPD".
1:19 PM: Hipster Cop has greeted Tim with "Hey Mr. Pool, what's up?"
1:17 PM: Current chant: "No justice? NO PEACE!" March has reached City Hall Park on Broadway.
1:15 PM: Tim has again rejoined the march, current chant is "Get up! Get down! There's revolution is this town!"
1:13 PM: Can someone please just give Tim an umbrella? He's back in Staples while there's a revolution going on outside.
1:12 PM: Tim has returned to the march.
1:11 PM: Courtesy of Tim Pool, we now know the Broadway Staples does not have umbrellas.
1:10 PM: Tim, the current streamer has...run a block ahead of the march to buy an umbrella at Staples? It's going to rain? Can someone confirm this? For now let's all watch Tim Pool shop at Staples?
1:09 PM: March is proceeding north on Broadway from Liberty Park.
1:08 PM: Current chant: "1! We are the people! 2! We are united! 3! This occupation is NOT LEAVING!"
1:07 PM: Current chant: "We! Are! Unstoppable! Another world is possible!"
1:06 PM: Current chant is "Hey hey! Ho ho! Ray Kelly's got to go!"
12:59 PM: March has begun, banner seen which reads "VIOLENCE WILL NOT SILENCE US". Indeed it won't. Violence by the state only makes our message louder.
12:57 PM: 99th Precinct now kicklining together.
12:56 PM: Hilarious group dressed up as mock NYPD jokingly riding bikes through the park chanting "We are the 99th precinct".
12:55 PM: Al Jazeera truck spotted at Liberty Square.
12:53 PM: Taped off areas are apparently for maintenance crews relaying bricks.
12:44 PM: Occupiers chanting "Ray Kelly has got to go!" Now, "Police state, has to go!". March begins in 10 minutes, starting from Liberty Park.
12:36 PM: Former NYPD commissioner's crimes and misactions are being listed in Liberty Square.
12:16 PM: Large numbers seen in Liberty, large numbers already in Union Square by report from people on the ground. Parts of Liberty are unexplainably taped off. What's wrong NYPD, worried we might grow bigger than you are? Here's a tip. We are the people. We've always been bigger than you are. We are the source of your power.
12:12 PM: Please excuse me for a bit while I go get a celebratory soda. Timcast just went live in Liberty Park. Embedding now.
12:11 PM: March is still inside Union Square, Park Service is trying to "break up whatever they can". Awaiting details on exactly what that means. The source who gave me that is indicating there has been no force used since the yoga person.
11:50 AM: I am getting word that a man doing yoga was arrested for resisting arrest. Silly NYPD, you need a charge before you can arrest someone. You can't "resist" an arrest with no charge. You can resist a kidnapping though, and you're legally required to assist him.
11:49 AM: I really need a stream of the events as they unfold. Also, texting me updates works well too.
11:35 AM: Welcome again.
3/24 NYPD criminal roll call
- Welch, 7382, assaulted, kidnapped man doing yoga for resisting "arrest".
3/22 NYPD criminal roll call
- Harris, 768, Grabbed young woman's arm, roughly shoved citizen.
- Costanzo, 2760, Intimidated press against orders and law.
- Jurs, 453, Baton out intimidating peaceful demonstrators.
- Frank Balluzzi, Forcibly dismantled sign, stealing the voice of human beings. In doing so, invalidated any employment contract he has with the NYPD.
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COMMENTS:
You are doing the right thing, never give up.
You truly will make a difference in this world. Have courage.
This is the beginning. But of what?
[-] 3 points by RonHamilton (11) 2 hours ago
If I could sign a petition on this site to stop police brutality, I would sign it.
Maybe we should Occupy the NYPD!
Has anyone thought of making up handouts for the police? For Council members? Members of government?
Factual non confrontational leaflets pointing out legal rights and proper conduct of "peace" keepers and "legal" protesters.
Forward good communications forward good food for thought and consideration.
Yes bring action and awareness to the illegal oppression of our legal rights and the abuse that is part of the suppression tactics. This is important to wake people up to the fact of how their rights are being trampled on a daily basis by those who are corrupt and in power. I like the sight of coherent signs, I also like seeing people carrying and handing out leaflets.
Forward the movements against greed corruption and crime.
We move forward together.
Keep posting badge numbers and names.
It's good to know who stands against us.
The nypd makes my blood boil. They need to be checked.
Ever notice how troll attacks increase during an Event like today's Spring Anti-Police Brutality March.
Do they think it makes a difference?
Do they think that they can control the forum?
Note: to Trolls it does not matter how you attack it does not matter when you attack. You can be slapped down at will at any time. Understand that you do nothing but strengthen the cause and movements against greed and corruption because you provide a real time example of the need to fight. Your employers have thrown away their money.
Things are heating up again. The "peace keepers" do not seem capable of learning.
Please consider the following articles :
- "Big Brother On Campus - From breaking up Occupy protests to spying on Muslim students, homeland security is targeting college kids", by Michael Gould-Wartofsky ;http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30896.htm &
- "Police State Blues - Our rights do not end where the caprice of authoritarian bullies begins.", by Phil Rockstroh ; http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30858.htm and further :
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See that Bloomberg's & J.P.Morgan's NYPD
Can only mean "Not Your Police Department" !
Mercenary Cops are 'We The People' too and that
We try to Love All Sinners so long as they Repent !!
Yet Elite Parasites are incorrigible & unworthy of trust
As They will always seek to stifle any and all Dissent !!!
We Are 'The Enlightened Ninety-Nine point Nine, Nine'
And That Truly They are "The Darkside 0.01 Percent" !!!!
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SOLIDARITY and Onwards and Upwards ...
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per ardua ad astra ..
I like the addition of " and so are you "
In the chant of we are the 99%
[-] 1 points by RonHamilton (11) 2 hours ago
Occupy should expand petitions against police brutality in each city it has happened. Complaints should be filed against police when misconduct is present even when video isn't present. OWS should expand petitions and complaints take to police, city councils and alphabet soup agencies as each one complaint is important. The government is so overstaffed and remember to follow-up and receive responses so we can continue refiling complaints and receiving resignations
[-] 1 points by RonHamilton (11) 3 hours ago
Yes there is alot of things to protest. The protest must continue until a more direct democracy is founded in the US. The financial crimes must no longer go unpunished. The perps are widespread, starting with Senate and House of Congress, the Federal Reserve members, Dow Jones, Wall Street crooks. Municipal institutions and the Judicial Branch are wrongfully servants only to elites in US society. The multinationals, national, financial, energy, arms, and pharmaceutical capitalist have thrust poverty and suffering on 50 million people in the US thru labor exploitation and economic fascism also known as corporatism. This isn't a mystery that 9-11-01 was only the beginning of punishment for the largest criminal enterprise on the planet. The general strike for civilians is a great thing. The military general strike, meaning General Peteraus is long overdue. The BIGGEST PAPERWORK CRISIS THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN has all been a dept-pushing,con artist scam perped by a mirage of a government and economic system.The Prison Industrial Complex will also have their day,much worse than 9-11-01. If anything has been left out as to who is against OWS let me know.
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