Police in Oakland, CA fire on civl rights protesters with "non-lethal" rounds from freeway overpass
Late night (Eastern time) on Dec 9, ugly reports surfaced on Twitter that police had opened fire on protesters taking over the freeway with so-called "less lethal" rubber or similar bullets, sending several protesters to the hospital with head wounds.
Youtube video of police attacks on civil rights protesters
Here's the Twitter stream about the attacks on protesters:
Jayron @Jayron26 26m26 minutes ago
Hearing about protestor "MASH" units possible being setup to treat injuries from combat zone. Whoa. #oakland #berkeleyprotests
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Occupy Oakland @OccupyOakland 42m42 minutes ago
Marcher being rushed to hospital after police shot less than lethals from overpass. Report of person getting hit in head. #berkeleyprotests
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Rebelutionary Z @Rebelutionary_Z 43m43 minutes ago
Police helicopter following #berkeleyprotests after chasing them from the freeway with "sometimes lethal" projectiles http://ustre.am/1jN5b
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Jayron @Jayron26 46m46 minutes ago
Police are shooting protestors. Bleeding from head wounds. I don't care if it is "less-lethal". ppl are being shot. #berkeleyprotests
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Revolution News @NewsRevo 47m47 minutes ago
Oakland: Police warning protesters to disperse or tear gas will be used at 40th MLK #berkeleyprotests @AlanWangABC7
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Jayron @Jayron26 51m51 minutes ago
ALERT: Getting reports of head wounds from PD shooting protestors. via @awinston #berkeleyprotests
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Political Fail Blog @PFailBlog 51m51 minutes ago
Police continue to fire on the crowd as marchers begin to move on. #berkeleyprotests #Oakland
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Casper Ows @Ows_Casper 54m54 minutes ago
"Rt @justinberton: Holy Christ, cops shooting non lethals into crowd from overpass like snipers! #berkeleyprotests "
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San Francisco Bay Area Gone Nuts!
The fact is that the San Francisco bay area has gone nuts, regardless of what political theory you have studied, or what political view you have. It is generally understood that the Ferguson MO matter is complicated to support, and that the NYC matter is obviously in need of dissent (I mean, give us a break, the choking until death victim of police use of excessive force was selling loose cigarettes in Grand Central Station?????). The situation here in the San Francisco bay area is very dicey...no joke, the shit has hit the fanola, y'all. CLS, 12/10/'14, 12:40AM PST
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