As demonstrators shouted, “Whose streets? Our streets!”, officers, who some say gave the protesters the choice of leaving or being arrested, escorted the marchers one by one, to nearby paddy wagons, that look more like small U-haul trucks.
Most of the protesters who were arrested on camera, seem to take their fate in stride.
According to Chicago rapper, Lupe Fiasco, cops ripped up tents with knives, confiscated donations, and took several solar powered cell phones, cell phone chargers, hand-warmers, and walkie-talkies.
A similar movement, that has yet to gain mainstream media attention, is brewing throughout the nation’s minority neighborhoods.
The protest is called Occupy the Hood. OTC’s mission is to get POC, or people of color, involved in the economic-based protest.
However, based on what I have been reading online, most black Chicagoans are hesitant to join the cause, because they fear the Chicago Police Department will not treat South Side and West Side protesters as gingerly as the predominately white marchers involved with Occupy Chicago.
“That’s asking to get tear gassed, water cannons shot at you & dogs; they don’t care about destroying the hood,” said one Twitter user.
Occupy the Hood’s Twitter page has 7,330 followers.
Source:
http://www.chicagonewsreport.com/2011/10/video-occupy-chicago-protest-arrests.html#more
Raw Video from Occupy Chicago at approx 1:45am 10.16.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6mF0ZWRK8Q&feature=player_embedded