Friday, July 13, 2012

Damn Artist Thugs

Who would have thought: A confrontation in downtown Los Angeles late Thursday between police and Occupy L.A. protesters appeared to have stemmed from a sidewalk chalk-drawing demonstration, witnesses said.
At least two officers were injured and several arrests had been made.

A woman who identified herself as part of Occupy L.A. said protesters attended the monthly L.A. ArtWalk on Thursday night with the intention of showing support for people previously arrested for chalking on the sidewalk. A Facebook event advertised the planned demonstration.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0713-downtown-standoff-20120713,0,4664541.story
Showing the thugs were not too smart: Police used batons and non-lethal projectiles to disperse the crowd, which in turn threw bottles and cans at officers and chanted, "Whose streets? Our streets!"
Well, the cops had a different idea- that the streets belong to everyone:  Hundreds of officers in riot gear systematically moved the crowd away block by block as people gathered in the windows of nearby apartments and bars to watch and snap cellphone pictures. It took officers about two hours to quell the protest.
Nice to know that the Occupy and artist thugs in L.A. are back in business, just in time for the elections.  Obama's support of these thugs will not be overlooked. 

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