Occupy D.C. protesters block streets near convention center - right now!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/occup...

Hundreds of Occupy D.C. protesters blocked streets Friday night around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center where a conservative group was holding a dinner.

It appeared from preliminary accounts that two people, possibly protesters, were struck by cars near the center.

About 500 protesters stood in the streets at half a dozen intersections around the building, preventing cars from coming or going.



twitter updates:

@timcraigpost Tim Craig
I count 3 ambulances. Some protestors chanting "arrest this man. Arrest this man" who is sitting in a car
29 minutes ago

VIDEO here
http://shortformblog.tumblr.com/post/12353476612/occupy...
via occupy k street

[Supply Side Jesus]

1. blocking traffic?

arrests to follow

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. DC traffic alert:

DCnewskat Katherine DuPre
DC traffic alert: police telling all drivers to stay away from 7th/K St area b/c of this Occupy incident
3 min ago

[Skip_In_Boulder]

3. I'm seeing a lot of tweets on this from

LucyKafanov Lucy Kafanov
I witnessed police officers shove protester on to ground. Confirming 3 #occupydc protesters arrested. Held at 1st precinct @ 415 4th SW
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

LucyKafanov Lucy Kafanov
Looks like this small group is blocking Mass down 7th. Another car tried to ram through. #occupydc Protesters surrounded it shouting
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. more..

KingMookieDC Mookie
@
@DCtoBC two Occupy DC protesters were hit by a car just now, driver was let go and four who complained were arrested. RT please!
53 seconds ago

[starroute]

9. She's a producer with Russia Today

http://twitpic.com/photos/LucyKafanov

@LucyKafanov Washington, DC

Senior TV News producer and on-air analyst for RT. News junkie, policy wonk, skeptic and voracious consumer of stories neglected by mainstream media. #OWS

[MedleyMisty]

11. I'm conflicted about RT

It's true that they do sometimes do good work and cover stories that our media doesn't, but on the other hand I have seen some RT pieces that were pretty much propaganda, and the comments (I watched the videos on YouTube) were pretty much like what you'd expect on a Fox News video.

But such is life - everything is complicated and nothing is black and white.

[JDPriestly]

18. You have to watch all television very critically.

RT has less propaganda than Fox and balances it with some really good programming like Thom Hartmann and Max Keiser. So they have very good programming and some that I don't particularly like. Same as all the other TV stations.

[sabrina 1]

27. It's pretty much the only TV I watch now as their coverage

of this historical movement from day one, has been incredible. I don't know what propaganda you have seen, but for me, it is the way TV news ought to be. No censoring of the voices of people like Amy Goodman, eg, who will not see on our Corporate Media, or Thom Harmann, who has his own excellent show on RT.

They have few ads and their interviews are thoughtful, in depth, with little interruption by the hosts so guests get to actually speak without being talked over. How great to see someone like Stiglitz, eg, be able to talk, uninterrupted and without ad breaks. I see zero resemblance to Fox, and most of the hosts are Americans except for their International news coverage.

It's painful to try to find news on the MSM anymore. It seems to be getting worse. Two full days of coverage of Cain eg, while the European crisis was going on? RT covered it as it happened and if you were watching CNN eg, you would not even know how close we are to another major Crash and maybe even worse.

They are based in DC and also do some excellent documentaries, some of them about fascinating parts of the world we rarely hear about.

I have seen more people, like Stiglitz eg, worth watching on RT in just a few months than I ever saw on the MSM in years. Their worst feature though, is the way they do the weather.

Max Keiser also has a show on RT which has been excellent in terms of the coverage of the crisis in Europe.

Al Jazeera is still not available here, and the BBC while still fairly good, is not the same as it was before the Bush/Blair gang attacked it for its truthful coverage of the Iraq War.

[greyl]

17. She's the one who spread false rumors the other night about the hit pedestrian dying.

Take heed.

[Laluchacontinua]

29. Link?

[greyl]

33. To her credit, evidence is still on her Twitter feed.

DU thread: www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=vi...

[Skip_In_Boulder]

34. A lot of people were spreading false rumors

about that the other night including CBS. The all retracted when they realized they had incorrect information.

[greyl]

35. True. I shouldn't have said she was "the" one. nt

[Modern_Matthew]

4. This movement. No words. In awe. nt

[phasma ex machina]

5. OWS ought to find a central bankster sweat box instead of channeling Assange with a shiny object.

Speaking of Assange he needs to make good on his promise to dump those BoA emails on the Inet. All of them.

[phasma ex machina]

26. I stand corrected, OWS mischaracterizer Giuliani apparently spoke at this event.

link

[sasha031]

7. the 1% just mow them down

It just happened AGAIN in DC. Car hits 2 demonstrators. Police let them go!

[Modern_Matthew]

8. Guess who's rumored to be inside... The Kochs, Cain, and Romney. :-) nt

[WillyT]

12. Yep...

<snip>

Demonstrators protesting the Defending the American Dream summit at the Washington Convention Center spilled into the streets Friday night.

Occupy DC marched from McPherson Square to the convention center Friday evening.

The summit intends to send a message to Congress and President Barack Obama opposing growing federal government intrusion and debt. Confirmed speakers at the summit included radio host Mark Levin, Republican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Mitt Romney, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Fox News judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano was scheduled to speak at Friday night’s Tribute to Ronald Reagan dinner.

<snip>

Link: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Occupy-DC-Spill...

[grasswire]

14. I hope Mark Levin was the hit and run driver

I've been hoping to see his fat ass in jail for a long, long time.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. Do you think the conservatives may be getting a little nervous?

[WillyT]

19. Did You See This ???

Could be.

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[WillyT]

10. Anybody Have License Plate Search Capability ???

MD 8AJ8425

RT @MsBecker: search engine is fucking useless If anyone else has Plate search access: MD 8AJ8425 hit & run injured protesters at #occupyDC
5 minutes ago

Link: http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/occupydc

[coalition_unwilling]

13. K&R! - n/t

[Modern_Matthew]

16. Here's a video of the cops allowing the perp to go free:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XTak003iHc

[nc4bo]

20. Aww damn it

This is getting rdiculous. If police, in general, don't get a handle on this, I've a feeling open season will be declared on anyone protesting.

So disturbing.

[Modern_Matthew]

21. BUT WAIT... it's now circulating on Twitter that he is now in custody. nt

[greyl]

24. D.C. Council member Tommy Wells says driver is in custody:

D.C. Council member Tommy Wells tweeted that the driver was "stopped further up and in custody." He added that police would be checking his blood alcohol content, among other things. Wells said he was conferring with police officials about the incident.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OCCUPY_DC?SIT...
via
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[grasswire]

25. so who is the perp?

Someone from the dinner?

[greyl]

22. Odd that the explanation of what happened was cut off...

plus, the video does not show the perp going free at all.

[nc4bo]

23. I hate sketchy stuff. Sometimes it's accidental...

but sometimes it's deliberate. Bad enough we can't get M$M to care enough about the 99% to do some accurate reporting, all we have is livefeeds, cell and video cameras from witnesses. Are they edited? Manipulated? Actual and factual? Who knows...

[sabrina 1]

30. More video, which seems to show him being allowed to get

in the car and leave: http://shortformblog.tumblr.com/post/12355508834/occupy...

That blog says they will another video showing the immediate aftermath of the attack. Seems like a Lexus. They got a good shot of the license plate.

So, police across the country have arrested 3,100 peaceful demonstrators so far. But two murderous drivers who rammed their cars into crowds of people, injuring them are not arrested.

And the cop who attacked Scott Olsen has still not been arrested, nor even id'd by the cops, and is too much of a coward to step forward and identify himself.

Now there are the thugs who attacked a second Iraq/Afghanistan Vet and small business owner, nearly killing him for no reason, and nothing has been done about them either.

Who is going to protect the American people from their violent police forces?

Gov Brown has apparently said he fully supports the Oakland PD.

[greyl]

32. That's the same video. THE SAME. nt

[Laluchacontinua]

28. this is different from the earlier person hit by a car? is it open season on protestors or what?

[sabrina 1]

31. Yes, the earlier one was in Oakland, this was in DC.

Just read that three people were injured in this incident. In Oakland two people were injured and in the hospital. And more would have been had the people not prevented him from continuing his rampage. That perp has yet to be identified and arrested.

[Laluchacontinua]

36. thanks.