December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police to test laser that ‘blinds rioters’ –Similar devices have been used by ISAF troops in Afghanistan to protect convoys from insurgents. 11 Dec 2011 A shoulder-mounted laser that emits a blinding wall of light capable of repelling rioters is to be trialled by police. The technology, developed by [...]
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December 13, 2011
December 11, 2011
Police Evict Protesters From Occupy Boston Site
December 11, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police Evict Protesters From Occupy Boston Site –Boston police: 46 arrested 11 Dec 2011 The police swept into Occupy Boston’s campsite early Saturday morning, bringing one of the country’s largest continuous demonstrations inspired by New York City’s Occupy Wall Street protest to an end. Police officers arrived shortly before [...]
December 5, 2011
Police arrest protesters in Washington, Portland
December 4, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police arrest protesters in Washington, Portland 04 Dec 2011 Police cracked down on anti-Wall Street protesters on the East and West Coasts over the weekend, arresting demonstrators in Portland, Oregon and in Washington, D.C., authorities said on Sunday. Portland police arrested 19 people who were trying to occupy a [...]
December 5, 2011
Police, SWAT team move into Occupy D.C. camp
December 4, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police, SWAT team move into Occupy D.C. camp 04 Dec 2011 U.S. Park Police moved into McPherson Square on Sunday to force Occupy D.C. protesters to remove a wooden-frame structure that was to become a meeting house, and members of a SWAT team have entered the encampment. Some of [...]
December 3, 2011
Police arrest 29 Occupy Tampa protesters after asking them to vacate park
December 3, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police arrest 29 Occupy Tampa protesters after asking them to vacate park 03 Dec 2011 One by one, they were handcuffed, pulled from the grass and loaded into a police van. All 29 of them. In the biggest night of arrests since the Occupy Tampa movement began three months [...]
November 29, 2011
Police hold off on eviction of Los Angeles Occupy camp
November 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police hold off on eviction of Los Angeles Occupy camp 28 Nov 2011 Police in riot gear closed in before dawn on Monday on anti-Wall Street activists in Los Angeles who defied a midnight deadline to vacate a camp outside City Hall, but stopped short of clearing the encampment. [...]
November 15, 2011
Police dismantle Oakland camp, protesters on march
November 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police dismantle Oakland camp, protesters on march 14 Nov 2011 Police forcibly evicted protesters from an anti-Wall Street camp in downtown Oakland on Monday, setting the stage for a possible showdown with demonstrators who later marched in the street and vowed to dig in. Throngs of protesters headed back [...]
November 15, 2011
November 14, 2011
Police arrest Chapel Hill protesters who occupied vacant business
November 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police arrest Chapel Hill protesters who occupied vacant business –Police brandishing guns and assault rifles entered vacant Franklin Street car dealership –About 13 people, including a New Observer staff writer covering the demonstration, were forced to the ground and hand-cuffed 14 Nov 2011 (NC) A police tactical team of [...]
November 8, 2011
Police will have the right to fire rubber bullets on student protesters at London demonstration
November 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police will have the right to fire rubber bullets on student protesters as they prepare for huge London demonstration –4,000 officers will be on the street on Wednesday 07 Nov 2011 Police are prepared to use plastic bullets for the first time on the British mainland if student protests [...]
October 29, 2011
Police In Riot Gear Remove ‘Occupy SD’ Protesters
October 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police In Riot Gear Remove ‘Occupy SD’ Protesters –Occupy San Diego Protesters Removed For Unlawful Assembly 28 Oct 2011 A legion of officers in riot gear cleared Occupy San Diego protesters out of their unauthorized urban squatters’ camp at Civic Center Plaza early Friday, arresting dozens of activists who [...]
October 19, 2011
Police Worry as Wall Street Protesters Pine for World Series Spotlight
October 19, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police Worry as Wall Street Protesters Pine for World Series Spotlight 18 Oct 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement may make a move this week on the World Series. Facebook chatter from the protesters suggests they are casting their eyes on Busch Stadium, coveting the national media spotlight surrounding [...]