Bill McEwen
On Remembrance Day, in the middle of a windstorm, more than 30 police officers from the Halifax Regional Police descended on Victoria Park to evict, by order of Mayor Peter Kelly, the Occupy Nova Scotia movement that had been living there since Tuesday.
A protester jammed in the mud being arrested
At least four people were arrested, some dragged through the mud, for engaging in peaceful protest. Police began tearing tents down early this afternoon, bundling them in garbage bags and stuffing them in the back of a large white truck. Protesters chanted “Shame”, “Solidarity”, and attempted to stand their ground as orange-coated police squads pushed them off.
A short video by goldford23 shows more:
The protesters had moved to Victoria Park from Grand Parade, where they had been living since October 15th, out of respect for the city’s Remembrance Day Ceremonies. They were planning on returning tomorrow.
Audio Clips and BeaconVJ footage to follow.
This is a disgrace. Been listening to Mayor Kelly on the radio all week saying about trying to work with the protesters with regards to leaving for Remembrance Day, then he pulls this garbage.
I will wait for a official report before getting to hyped up, but for right now this is pretty greasy.
[...] UPDATE: At least 15 protesters have been arrested (cbc) – read our original post here [...]
A good rain will wash their stink away !!
Good. Hopefully some of these people will start occupying a job now so they can afford to pay rent like the rest of us!
1 Job to 4 job seekers Ben..maybe you need to be laid off from you job, lose your home and car and then see what it is like for the rest of the people who aren’t as fortunate as you are. Corporate greed has to stop running our governments and people into the ground. You would find information such as above by doing an internet search and keyword. “labor statistics”. Find out the truth before stating falsehoods and things in which you don’t know anything about.