Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested (Congress, Pelosi, health care, March)

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Arrests on Lower East Side as May Day Protests Spread - NYTimes.com

The police arrested protesters on the Williamsburg Bridge, at a park on the Lower East Side and near Washington Square Park on Tuesday afternoon as the May Day demonstrations organized by Occupy Wall Street gathered steam.

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Around 3 p.m., a crowd surged out of Washington Square Park carrying a banner that read “On Strike.” Officers shouted for protesters to remain on the sidewalk, but several protesters holding the banner stepped into the middle of Avenue of the Americas, where several officers — including one in plain clothes who had appeared to be marching with the crowd — tackled and arrested them.

[RCCCB]

Not surprising.

[5trillion]

Originally Posted by RCCCB

Not surprising.

That's one of the most amateurish photoshopping jobs I've ever seen.

Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police | TPMDC

U.S. Capitol Police arrested 10 people this afternoon after the Capitol Hill Tea Party crowd stormed Congressional office buildings.

Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, public information office for the Capitol Police, told TPMDC the arrests happened in the Cannon House building as tea partiers attempted to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi about health care.

They were charged with unlawful entry (entering a Congressional office and refusing to leave when told to do so) and/or disorderly conduct (yelling in the hallway outside an office) at Room 235 in the Cannon House Office Building.......