Occupy DC Stays Put, Heads To Court Today [View all]
The Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square is still in place, looking exactly as it did yesterday and two weeks ago despite a National Park Service ultimatum that the protesters decamp by noon yesterday.
The only difference in the camp now is draped over the statue of General McPherson is a huge blue tarp with yellow stars and the words "Tent of Dreams." Underneath that tent scores of Occupy DC protesters slept early this morning, defying the no camping order. They say they will remain in place until they are forcibly moved by the U.S. Park Police.
The protesters are also going to court again today to argue against the no-camping ban.
"From my understanding what they're going to be arguing is that under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, the police don't have the right to seize our property and they do not have the right to arrest us for being in a public space and not committing any real crimes," says Sam Jeweler, one of the Occupy DC participants.
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