"May Day General Strike" photos from Reuters prove event was NOT "a dud" as reported earlier [View all]

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Earlier today, Reuters posted a video, "Occupy Wall Street resurgence a dud." (http://www.reuters.com/article/video/idUSBRE8400UV20120501?videoId=234276781), with the comments:

May 1 - Occupy Wall Street hoped to use May Day to shift back into high gear, but a poor turnout suggests the movement may not be able to regain its former glory. Conway G. Gittens reports. ( Transcript )

The photos below were immediately sent in, via Twitter and other means, in response. It wasn't a "dud."

http://live.reuters.com/Event/May_Day_General_Strike



Protesters blow through line of police scooters off sidewalk onto 5 Av. Have taken over avenue on way to union sq t.co
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Hundreds of protesters sitting on 5 Av at 20 St. Apparently waiting for other group cut off by police t.co
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PHOTO: Aerial view of Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan, via @911Buff - t.co
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Another shot of the "dud", according to @reuters. #ows #m1nyc #mayday t.co
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Long view of the march down Broadway at Walker St. Apparently the tail end just left Union Square #m1gs t.co
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@mtracey Did they not see this? t.co
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Front of massive #ows #mayday march, or according to @reuters "no one" #m1nyc t.co
comment by allisonkilkenny via Twitpic 3:38 PM



Aerial view of #m1gs t.co
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