OWS Zucotti Park

[Riot]

So the police swept in at 1:00am, confiscating and destroying thousands of dollars personal property (sweeping it into dumpsters), physically keeping the press out (illegal), arresting many (including a NYC councilman) who were preacefully assembled legally in the park.

CBS and NBC helicopters tried to film from the sky, but the police cleared the airspace over the park and refused them. The press from ABC, CBS, Reuters, etc. were DENIED ACCESS (overtly illegal, even according to NYC press rules).

One press person had their press badge ripped away and confiscated by a cop who had their badge covered and refused to identify himself. One reporter was arrested and beaten in the head as he tried to report.

There were four live U-Stream protester videos from inside and outside the park, however, and these were televised live by Al Jazeera and Russian Television (RT) overnight, as they played live on the streams. Twitter and UStream chats exploded.

A temporary restraining order was issued by a judge today at 6:00am, telling the police and Mayor Bloomberg they could NOT do that, to cease immediately and allow the protesters and tents to remain (although they were already gone, destroyed by the police).

The police have ringed the park and prevented the protesters from returning, in direct overt violation of the temporary restraining order.

Meanwhile Bloomberg is frantically searching for another judge, to give him the answer he'd rather hear, before the court hearing today.

This is completely disgusting, to be happening in this country. "Freedom" doesn't just apply to what you agree with. Power cannot be used to ignore the judicial system that protects our citizens.