« Occupy Miami » évacué par la police – 1 février 2012

Occupy Miami Evicted From Tent City By Police In Riot Gear; Three Arrested

huffingtonpost.com

02/ 1/2012

Lines of Miami-Dade police in riot gear moved through Occupy Miami’s « Peace City » encampment at Government Center Tuesday night, banging batons, ripping tents, and forcing protestors blocks away from the site. At least three people were arrested.

Photographer Carlos Miller, 43, was charged with resisting arrest without violence and was being held on $1,000 bond. Occupy member Juan Sanchez, 23, was charged with inciting a riot; his bond is set at $5,000 according to online corrections records. A third person arrested was not immediately located in inmate records.

The surreal scene unfolded several hours after Miami-Dade County’s sunset deadline to vacate the west lawn of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center passed. While many occupiers packed up and left, six occupiers determined to hold the ground settled in the middle of the lawn, linking arms to prepare for arrest while other demonstrators formed a circle around them and police forces massed at the site.

« All night, all day, Occupy M-I-A! » protestors shouted, as the six set to remain wrote down names and birth dates in case of arrest. Read more…