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Boston Police Throw American Flag To Ground, Arrest Veterans, Trash Property To Protect 'Green Space' From 99%

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BishopX10/12/2011 12:08:17 pm PDT

re: #7 Rightwingconspirator

I’m not quite sure what your asking. The time between who declaring it unlawful and the raid? The police and the protestors had some sort of communications breakdown Monday afternoon related to a student march.

The Police had apparently given someone a deadline to leave the park by 12:00 am, it’s unclear who or when. From the Occupy Boston Website:

While police contend that their actions were, at least in part, due to an anarchist contingent that had taken control of the group, this was not the case. While police stood across the street from Occupy Boston’s General Assembly, the General Assmebly voted almost unanimously (80%) to peacefully protest Occupy Boston’s removal from the area that BPD insisted the protestors vacate by 12:00 am Tuesday.

Occupiers have been in constant contact with the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, a non-profit that manages the publicly park owned by MassDOT, and, prior to their arrests, they had received verbal consent to stay in the park. Further, Occupy Boston has plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for restoring damaged areas of the park. Last week, members also unanimously agreed to return to Dewey Square—and any other areas that they occupy—to repair any damaged grass.