Police Evict OaklandOccupy With Tear Gas, Setting Up Wednesday Clash
Police violently evicted OccupyOakland, one of the more established and extensive of the occupations, on Tuesday shooting at protestors with projectile rounds and tear gas, drawing national attention. occupy Over the course of 24 hours, starting with an early morning raid, hundreds of police officers took back control of the square and removed tents. Police arrested nearly 100 protestors — firing so-called less lethal rounds into the crowd, and using tear gas to attempt to disperse protestors who tried to return to the square. Protestors also accused the police of using flash bang grenades and a sound cannon. The Guardian reported that Iraq war vet Scott Olsen is in a local hospital in critical condition with a skull fracture and brain swelling.
