Denver police evict Occupy Denver protesters

[cory777]

Denver Post
Dec. 20, 2011

Police made good late Monday on an ultimatum by new Chief Robert White, who told Occupy Denver protesters that their encampment at the edge of Civic Center would be dismantled forcibly.

Dozens of riot-gear-clad police pinched the edges of the park at about 11:30 p.m. and began clearing it out. It came amid a pair of fires intentionally set to burn parts of the encampment as protesters shouted and waved placards.

Within minutes, police pressed across a blockaded Broadway from the east side and encircled the ramshackle shelters. Seconds after police began taking the shelters apart, the fires broke out.

A firetruck moved in to douse the flames as a battery of police closed ranks shouting, "Move back!" to allow firefighters access.

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[pmorlan1]

1. Wow

Police Chief White is our former Chief. He had a good relationship with our Occupy. Of course the Police Chief doesn't control the policy towards the Occupy groups. Our Louisville, KY Occupy was told last Friday that the city will renew their permit but they can't have tents. It's pretty much an eviction notice. The way the Occupy groups are being treated is most certainly a coordinated effort by Homeland Security. It's pathetic.

[brooklynite]

2. or perhaps...

...when a range of Mayors and Councils, Democratic, Republican, and Independent, all find the occupation component of the Occupy movement unacceptable, it suggests that the movement needs to devlop different strategies.