Well, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been going on for the better part of 3 months now. Though the movement has grown from just New York City to a nation wide and even a global movement, the last few weeks of protests have become increasingly violent.
With tensions beginning to rise on both sides, police and protesters have been clashing with accounts of police brutality popping up from cities across the country.
After a riot broke out a couple of weeks ago in Oakland and a 25 year old man was shot to death, the police have threatened to shut down the campsites, while numerous accounts of police brutality have been reported.
In Seattle, the protests "turned briefly chaotic as police scattered a crowd of rowdy protesters — including a pregnant 19-year-old and an 84-year-old activist — with blasts of pepper spray" according to Yahoo! News.
In Dallas, demonstrators have been arrested, one couple has had their child taken away from them, someone was shoved off a platform by a police officer, and the city is threatening to shut down the encampment.
In New York, tear gas was sprayed in the Zuccotti Park in an effort to shut down their demonstrations. Peep some of the video footage:
In more than one city, videos and photos have shown police brutally attacking peaceful protestors, which is a clear violation of their 1st Amendment right to peacefully assemble.
While cities across the country are attempting to shut down the demonstrations, protestors are giving up hope.
The struggle continues!
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