Occupy Denver - Cops Clear Occupy Denver; Protesters Set Shelters Aflame

Aerianne · Oct 26, 2011

Occupy Wall Street protesters said Wednesday they took two demonstrators to a Denver hospital with symptoms of hypothermia during an overnight snowstorm.
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About 30 people stayed at Civic Center Park overnight, bundled up on the ground under tarps after police officers forced them to take down tents. Denver saw between 2 inches and 4 inches of snow overnight. Another 4 to 8 inches of snow were expected by late Wednesday.
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http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_19196469?source=commented-

Aerianne · Oct 29, 2011

Occupy Denver is now under eviction of their camp by police wearing gas masks, using mace and firing rubber bullets.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19223274

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupydenver303

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

Denver Police arrested seven people and fired rubber bullets on a crowd of up to 2,000 people marching up the steps of the Colorado Capitol building Saturday afternoon.
The Denver Post reports that Occupy Denver protesters were marching on downtown for the fourth time in a month when a confrontation with police led to tear-gas, rubber bullets, and mace or pepper-spray being used on Denver citizens and press by police.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/denv...n-occupy-protesters-2011-10#ixzz1cDf8pjqfore:

2:49 PM PT:
Andrew Cleres, bleeding from a rubber bullet shot to the arm at OccupyDenver
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/29/1031336/-Occupy-Denver-10-29-2011-Eviction-Livestream

drumminmama · Oct 29, 2011

wow. they didn't get that heavy in 08 during DNC.

Aerianne · Oct 29, 2011

Denver is currently under police raid. Approximately 20 arrested so far.

http://www.livestream.com/occupydenver

Aerianne · Oct 30, 2011

Denver PD Hospitalize Protester

A Denver motorcycle policeman frustrated with protesters in his way decided to charge the impeding crowd with his motorcycle, running directly into Mr. Roper ( Frank “Frankie” Roper of Colorado Springs) with his motorcycle. Mr. Roper reacted by shoving the motorcycle, followed by a brief sprint when he saw that the officer was turning around for him. Mr. Roper made it about 10 yards before being gang tackled by police and severely beaten resulting in multiple lacerations to his face. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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http://www.examiner.com/freethought...nver-pd-hospitalize-protester-occupy-together

"Beat down and his face split open"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sdWpoxaoc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sdWpoxaoc

Argiope aurantia · Oct 30, 2011

AnonOps has confirmed that an unnamed cop has quit his job:
one police officer with tears in eyes said "I can't do this anymore" and walked away from line standoff.

Direct quote from their FB.

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Argiope aurantia said:

AnonOps has confirmed that an unnamed cop has quit his job:
one police officer with tears in eyes said "I can't do this anymore" and walked away from line standoff.

Direct quote from their FB.
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it will not take long before others feel the same way.
As one the pictures Ive seen . "Police are only a layoff away from joining OWS"..

Argiope aurantia · Oct 30, 2011

orison319 said:

it will not take long before others feel the same way.
As one the pictures Ive seen . "Police are only a layoff away from joining OWS"..
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*Tacklehugs orison319*

Aerianne · Nov 8, 2011

Pressured to Name Leader, Occupy Denver Elects Dog

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock insisted that his city's occupation name a leader in order "to deal with City and State officials." And he got his wish! Occupy Denver has elected Shelby, a border collie, as its leader. Long live Shelby!
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http://gawker.com/5857715/pressured-to-name-leader-occupy-denver-elects-dog

Photo by: Kelsey Whipple

Tyrsonswood · Nov 9, 2011

Classic! I love it....

drumminmama · Nov 10, 2011

A handsome leader, indeed!

Aerianne · Nov 12, 2011

Occupy Denver: Large police presence moves in on three tents with pepper spray and arrests

This afternoon, Civic Center Park achieved a new high in police numbers with the most significant riot gear presence to date during another clash over tents. As the afternoon progressed and arrests were made, the numbers spoke volumes about the city's perspective on handling the occupation: About 100 protesters and 200 police officers clashed over the existence of three tents.
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A force of at least 200 police officers grouped and flanked protesters on all sides before moving in when the area grew dark and quickly removing the group's three tents. Protesters sang and hummed the imperial march, Darth Vader's Star Wars theme song, as officers closed in on them. The efficiency of the spectacle was notable: Officers remained in formation and shouted sharp commands for all protesters to back off, regardless of their position. Those who did not respond with immediate haste received pepper spray reinforcement.
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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/11/occupy_denver_denver_police_de.php

Tyrsonswood · Nov 13, 2011

Can you say "overkill".......

Aerianne · Dec 10, 2011

Occupy Denver Marches For 11th Straight Saturday

About 100 Occupy Denver demonstrators trudged through slushy sidewalks during today's march for workers'rights.

The march marks the group's 11th straight Saturday demonstration, and is the latest in a string of themed demonstrations. Last week, protesters spoke about the housing market and foreclosure rates, and several demonstrators said they plan to focus on immigration next weekend.

Betsy Beatty, who joined the demonstration in October, said the group continues to gain momentum as it transitions from an occupation in the park to an intellectual movement.

"There is no stopping us now," Beatty said. "Now it's a different crowd from the the crowd we had the first day and the first month."
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http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19517516#ixzz1gBHKFeSN

Aerianne · Dec 14, 2011

:bigcry: :nopity:

Police "Regret" Text Messages Exchanged About Occupy Denver Protesters
By The Denver Post
POSTED: 12/07/2011

Denver Police today released dozens of text messages sent between officers during Occupy Denver protests, expressing regret for "the tenor and tone of some of these texts."

"Unfortunately, a few communications between individual officers through a car-to-car text system have not met the standard of professionalism expected by the Denver Police Department and the citizens of Denver in regards to the Occupy Denver protests," said Police Lt. Matt Murray in a statement. "We recognize this and have already taken steps to address the behavior and to remind all officers of our expectations."

The messages, sent through a system officers use to communicate from their patrol cars, show that some officers berated the group's message, behavior and even appearance at times.

"They're supporting the same BS protests going on on Wall Street," one officer wrote during an Oct. 13 march in response to a question about the nature of the protest. "The typical "Tax the Rich" & "Eff the cops" anarchist crap."

In another, an officer, also not identified, suggests that the "real" protesters won't be a problem.

"Probably little problems from the 'real' protesters," the officer writes. "But the grungy hippies and the usual Civic Center yahoos will more than likely be a problem."

At an afternoon news conference, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called the messages, "very bad judgment on behalf of a few officers."

Hancock said the frustration officers expressed is understandable, given the long hours police have worked as a result of the protests. But he said disappointed officers chose to vent that frustration the way they did in the messges. He said he trusts the police department to handle the matter.

"This has not been easy, and I've started to see some of the frustration of our officers," Hancock said. "But that is not an excuse."

The existence of the messages was first revealed during a court hearing Monday on a request for a temporary restraining order made by Occupy Denver. The movement sought the order to keep police from enforcing certain city ordinances against the protesters, arguing that police were using the ordinances to silence the movement.

Occupy attorney David Lane used one message — which said several officers had created a fake Twitter account to harass Occupy Denver "idiots" — to argue that police had retaliated against the movement for its speech.

A federal judge denied the request today, saying the movement hadn't proven that the police department as a whole had an agenda of retaliation against Occupy Denver. Lane dismissed today's release of messages.

"They're not being more transparent," he said of police. "They're just trying to clean up their act so that when they do get caught, it doesn't look as bad as this."
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http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19489750?source=pkg

iggy:

zombiewolf · Dec 14, 2011

I'm just gonna go ahead and guess that those weren't the worse things those cops texted about occupiers...

ZW

Aerianne · Dec 20, 2011

Denver Cops Clear Occupy Denver; Protesters Set Shelters Aflame, Then Take To Streets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn0n1kGTdEs"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn0n1kGTdEs

Officers arrived at 11:30 p.m. Monday to remove the shelters at the eastern edge of Civic Center. Police Chief Robert White had earlier warned the protestors their time was up to remove structures from the park on their own.
They'd be removed forcibly if need be.

"God Bless America" rang out before the crowd of about 40 protestors retreated south on Broadway, shouting pledges that the occupation was not over.

The clash had been intense and swift, with police shoving protestors and journalists alike with their batons, but it appeared only one protestor was taken into custody.

Afterwards, White said officers had hoped to ask the protestors a final time to remove their belongings, but when two prostestors began setting the shelters aflame, officers and firefighters had to move it.

A firetruck moved in to douse the flames as a battery of police closed ranks shouting, "Move back!" to allow firefighters access.

Police said two protestors were arrested on arson charges and two were arrested on charges of failing to obey a lawful order.
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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19583654?source=pop

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