Protesters arrested in Tenn. after curfew defied

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http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/protesters-arrested-in-tenn-1212504.html

Police have begun arresting Wall Street protesters who defied a new curfew a day after they were forced off the Tennessee Capitol grounds because a new curfew was set.

Several dozen people remained on the grounds after the new curfew passed Friday at 10 p.m. It was not immediately known how many protesters were arrested.

About 30 demonstrators were arrested early Friday when they refused to leave. A judge later ruled the state had not given them enough time to comply with the new curfew.


(facebook: Occupy Nashville)
http://www.facebook.com/OccupyNashville
The arrest have started!

THP is out in full force on the plaza. A few protesters were face down on the ground before being shoved into buses. People being shoved around like rag dolls. Plaza is more or less surrounded with people protesting in the street and the plaza itself.

file an official complaint against Tn. state police http://www.tn.gov/safety/ISB/complimentprocedure.shtml

UPDATE: One of the pregnant folks has been put to the ground and tossed around, mistreated by THP personnel. They didn't care to handle the women properly...grabbing them by the hair and holding and pushing them to the ground. Ratio of police to protestors is 5 to 1.

Bystanders reportedly giving the THP hell and now following the bus to night court to complain in favor of the protesters!!!

Breaking: Scene Reporter Arrested in Troopers' Crackdown on Occupy Nashville
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Among those under arrest is evidently Scene reporter Jonathan Meador, who has been covering the protests. A fellow reporter asked the trooper arresting Meador if he really intended to lock up a journalist there to cover the events. According to the reporter, the trooper replied, "You want to be next?"
http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2011/10/29/breaking-scene-reporter-arrested-in-troopers-crackdown-on-occupy-nashville

Updated on Facebook
LIVE UPDATES
http://www.facebook.com/#!/OccupyNashville

25 arrests tonight.

about 50 cameras were on the ground filming arrests. footage will be posted and linked on here.
http://www.livestream.com/occupynashville2011

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. The Constitution is our permit. The Constitution knows no curfew.

[Arctic Dave]

2. K&R

Love post #1 saying about the constitution.

[Tsiyu]

3. Kick

five to one...thanks Haslan, you 1% ass kisser.

Can't let the people of Tennessee exercise their right to peaceably assemble for some reason?

Like, you scared or something?

Sending your goons out to help you trample on Tennesseans' rights is par for the Republican course....don't we know...

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. The more they do this crap the more they'll get pushback.