By Meghan Barr Associated Press NEW YORK — Authorities say dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested as they tore down the barricades surrounding New York City’s Zuccotti Park just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Police say 68 people were arrested during the scuffle. At least one person…
Occupy LA protesters to get free speech classes
By Kate Linthicum Chattanooga Times Free Press LOS ANGELES — Many Occupy L.A. protesters arrested during demonstrations in recent months are being offered a unique chance to avoid court trials: pay $355 to a private company for a lesson in free speech. Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney William Carter…
Protesters could pay Capitol security costs
MADISON Gov. Scott Walkers administration on Thursday enacted a policy requiring more permits for events, protests and other gatherings at the Capitol and other state buildings. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Police, ‘Occupy’ protesters head for Ore. showdown
By Terrence Petty and Jonathan J. Cooper Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Anti-Wall Street protesters and their supporters flooded a city park area in Portland early Sunday in defiance of an eviction order, and authorities elsewhere stepped up pressure against the demonstrators, arresting nearly two dozen. Crowds converged on two…
Tech-Savvy Occupy Protesters Use Cellphone Video, Social Networking To Publicize Police Abuse
George Orwell once wrote that if you want a vision of the future, “imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” Governments have suppressed citizen dissent for as long as there have been governments and citizens to dissent against them. But over the last decade, it has become…
Bob Dowling: What would Apple’s Steve Jobs had done if he could have marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters?
NEW YORK CITY — I got back from the Occupy Wall Street demonstration at Zucotti Park in lower New York City after 11 Wednesday night to find that Steve Jobs had died. When he resigned from Apple Aug. 24, the handwriting was ominous. Jobs seemed to be capitulating to his…
Protesters gather outside Sarasota bank
At 98, Sarasota retiree Joe Newman sometimes worries about the political apathy of younger View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Protesters in N.Y.C. blast money in politics
“Occupy Wall Street” demonstration seeks to get government “back into the hands of the 99%, not the 1%” View full post on politics hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security