Boston begins the coverup: Boston police arrest 50 from Occupy Boston

[mfcorey1]

BOSTON — More than 50 protesters from the Occupy Boston movement were arrested early Tuesday after they ignored warnings to move from a downtown greenway near where they have been camped out for more than a week, police said.

Police spokesman Jamie Kenneally said the arrests began about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and were mostly for trespassing.

The protesters, part of the national Occupy Wall Street movement, had tried to expand from their original site in Dewey Square to a second site across the street, along the Rose Kennedy Greenway. A local conservancy group recently planted $150,000 worth of shrubs along the greenway and officials said they were concerned about damage

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[rasputin1952]

1. Reports are coming in where 100 were arrested, according to local news...

Veterans for Peace members were "beaten to the ground"; short video of some arrests. I am just now getting ready to go Dewey Square and get some facts. I'll be back later w/a report.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Thanks, rasputin1952. Looking forward to your report.

Beating veterans?! It's bad enough that the police are being violent against anyone, but veterans?! What's the message with that? Bad PR for the police dept all the way around as I see it.

:(

[rasputin1952]

3. When we entered the area in dispute last night w/VfP flags,

a huge cheer went up...:D

I need to get down there and get facts.

[OneGrassRoot]

4. ...

:patriot:

:hug:

[pacalo]

5. When the protesters hear about this, perhaps they'll let us know if this is factual...

A local conservancy group recently planted $150,000 worth of shrubs along the greenway and officials said they were concerned about damage.

[Scuba]

6. Yeah, what's free speech when there's $150K at stake?