Cops remove protesters at midnight

[harvey007]

Source: Daily Lobo

At least 20 UNM and state police officers showed up at midnight Sunday with plastic zip handcuffs and canine units and informed the 30-40 Occupy Albuquerque protesters on campus they would have to leave the University.

Protesters gathered their blankets and bags and left Yale Park, the movement’s campsite, en masse under glaring police lights. Many of them headed to The Albuquerque Peace and Justice center parking lot located at Harvard Drive and Silver Avenue. Protesters have been camping out on campus since Oct. 1.

Read more: http://www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2011/10/cops_remove_protesters_at_midnight

[msongs]

1. its what police live for - easy pickings instead of going after real criminals nt

[Warpy]

2. Odd, the crackdown usually happens in the wee hours when they surprise the sleeping

The occupation had already moved once at the request of the campus cops.

[EFerrari]

5. Yep. This tactic is bein used widely.

Well, it says something about how police departments feel about roustng the protesters that they are mostly doing it when there are few witnesses and in the dark.

[Warpy]

10. It says they don't want to take the chance the press is around

They did it to Hoovervilles back in the 30s, too.

[EFerrari]

11. Maybe time to read up on that. I know zip about it. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

3. cops really love their dogs...

Not much has changed in 40 years

[nichomachus]

4. We should thank the cops

They are working overtime to make sure these protests spread and grow.

Idiots.

[windowpilot]

6. Understaffed police force?

It doesn't get any better than that.

[SoapBox]

7. WOW! I just heard about this on Randi Rhodes show...a guy that was there told the story.

Amazing.

It sounds like they were suckered by the Campus police...It will remain to be seen WHO exactly
called in the State police, with their Storm Trooper gear, batons, dogs and all...at MIDNIGHT
while the people were sleeping.

...who pulled strings to bring in the Police Militia?

[Dont call me Shirley]

8. Boo! Shame on you Mayor Berry and Chancellor Schmidley! SHAME! SHAME ON YOU!

[oldhippydude]

9. is that who called the shots?

republican mayor.. i didn't vote for him

[duhneece]

12. Any more news?

Are there Occupy Albuquerque protestors at UNM? Any updates?