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D.C. protesters ‘increasingly confrontational’

washingtonpost.com

8 novembre 2011

By Washington Post staff

Occupy DC protesters in Washington have grown “increasingly confrontational and violent,” D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said in a statement Monday.

The statement, and a related press conference, came after a series of incidents downtown Friday.

Six people from the Occupy D.C. movement were arrested or ticketed in the chaotic moments after a driver struck protesters in front of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Friday night, police said. In addition to the vehicular incident, people and police have reported shouting and shoving at the site of a dinner held by a conservative group.

“Prior demonstrations had been peaceful,” the statement said. “However, the aggressive nature of Friday’s demonstration prompted the Metropolitan Police Department to adjust tactics as needed to ensure safety.”

Lanier did not detail how she intended to adjust police tactics regarding the protesters. But she said that at least five people were injured Friday, said demonstrators have grown “confrontational and violent toward uninvolved bystanders and motorists” and have “jeopardized the safety of their own children by using them in blockades.” Read more…