A week after the mass arrests of Occupy Oakland demonstrators following clashes with police, a more muted protest played out Saturday in the northern California city.
Despite a call by a small faction of the Occupy Oakland group to conduct "militant action" against authorities, there was no repeat of last week's violence where protesters threw bottles and tossed pipes at police, who responded with tear gas, smoke grenades and bean bag bullets.
Authorities arrested more than 400 people in that incident.
The Occupy Oakland Tactical Action Committee called last week's police response "police repression" and vowed to conduct "militant action."
"If you identify as peaceful and are likely to interfere with the actions of your fellow protesters in any way (including telling them to stop performing a particular action, grappling, assaulting or holding them for arrest), you may not want to attend this march," the committee warned in a statement on its website.
"It is a militant action. It attracts anti-capitalists, anti-fascists and other comrades of a revolutionary bent. It is not a march intended for people who are not fully comfortable with diversity of tactics."
But Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan warned the city would not tolerate a repeat and said officers would arrest anyone "who engages in criminal activity or assaults against officers or community members."
"This type of destructive and aggressive behavior is not welcome in our city," Jordan said.
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lmao i am hamsta! Just teasin, but seriously lighten up would ya! We are not going to agree so theres no point argueing this topic any further agreed? You would do much better joining forces with the occupy movement and perhaps make a difference!
He was a crooked *banker* which totally agrees with what i previously stated!
socialism will never work.history has proven that time and time again.take a good hard look at cuba greece and nazi germany and realize there are others in that list.the occupy movement is just a bunch of stupid(the definition of stupid is to repeat the same mistake expecting a different result.)socialist criminals that belong in cuba.
yes bernie madoff was a banker but WAS NOT A REPUBLICAN since you think republicans are the evil ones who ripped everyone off.should i say guilty conscience.it was the democrats that destroyed the economy and not just obama but he is a large part of the blame.
lol
Whoa! I didnt say republicans ripped everyone off! I said GW was a crappy POTUS! I dont determine people by their political offiliations just by their actions. In fact i rather like Ron Paul, just dont agree with some of his goals. My mother is repub btw!
And first and foremost I AM A HUMANITARIAN! And if someone does not care about the people around them than i havent much use for that person! Now i hope you have as great a day as you give to others! Chao!
@ hamsta, It's both sides that are working together hamsta. This is part of the world domenace agenda of the American member of the BIS.
@ chrissy, I concur
lol ty mary! Nice to see someone gets it!
YES CK-NWCA REVEALS: Our Optimized Objective Occupyneers of 21st century CyberSpaceAge, has never been located on the grassroots ground level zero of naught = nothing 100%. We’s & Us’s are of the 10% to 12% Rare Rich Royal saved souls…, are not in a political position of poisonous pollution, to be removed, by police law enforcing renegade rouge raid Reptilian Race! Unfortunately are the “Occupiers” of unlawful or illegal spaces, places, parks and plazas. Becoming subjected victims of nasty nose negative neo-nazis “naissance abatement” “axis of evil” “enemy combatants”!!! Sinister serpent satanic snake bitten badly! Smile ‘n lovin’ faith always with a healthy healing holistic happy humor…y’all.
Hey lets bring MR FERNACE into this one and see what he says
lol superman dont you mean MS. fernace?
@ chrissy
More power to your posts. Most thinking Americans would concur with what you have to say. And God, we do need more of those now more than ever.
The likes of Romney or Gingrich don't augur well for this nation beset with issues of our own creation, both external & domestic.
Ron Paul the lone voice of sanity would never be the nominee, powers that be would see to it. Unless American people start listening to him.
@chrissy there is a big difference between socialism and humanitarianism.the difference is a humanitarian gives someone the tools to better themselves then sets them out on their own.socialists dont realize that you cant help someone who wont help themselves.take for instance the man who spent 6 months on my couch.i gave him a job and a car and after 6months he quit his job and told me he was raised to be a housewife.i told him im not gay that if he doesnt have a job tomorrow his stuff will be on the porch and he can sleep in his car.he is so used to mooching off people that he tried to claim squatters rights in my house and tried to get me fired.1 year later he lost that car in a title loan and cant understand why i wont even give him a ride or a bite of my sandwich.thats exactly the kind of people the occupy movement consists of.im humanitarian the occupy movement their supporters and the moocher i had to kick out of my house are socialists and communists.
OCCUPYNEERING Militias = Militant Minded Revolutionaries rescuing "Occupy Wall Street Movement" via 'White Boys Black Block'; "The New Black Panthers" +"Black Power" – "Black Liberation" leaderships pt2