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TOPIC: Riot Police Beat Unarmed Berkeley Students Trying To Set Up Camp

Kyle Wu

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Date: Nov 14, 2011

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http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/10/365947/riot-police-beat-unarmed-berkley-students-trying-to-set-up-camp/ Yesterday afternoon, 1,000 students from University of California, Berkeley rallied to show solidarity with the worldwide 99 Percent Movement, as well as protest local cuts to state education aid and tuition. The scene at Berkeleys Sproul Plaza quickly deteriorated by midday, when police announced that the encampment was unlawful. In a move not altogether unfamiliar to the Occupy movement, police in riot gear resorted to force to break up the rally. This happened around last Friday, apparently the people at Berkley sent the police after the students and beat them up. Steven Colbert also had a very interesting perspective on this issue, and compared it to what happened at the Birmingham Campaign in 1964 with the civil rights movement. What are your thoughts though? I personally think they shouldn't have done this. Even if they didn't leave after they were told not to set up tents. -- Edited by Kyle Wu on Monday 14th of November 2011 07:19:55 PM __________________

BrandonErickson

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Date: Nov 16, 2011

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Though some of the people protesting seem like they just want to be rebellious, the leaders are very supportive of their message. Who knows if the media is reporting the correct story to us, could the police interference actually be some sort of martial law? __________________ "I'm trying to think of a funny quote to put here..." ~Brandon Erickson

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