Occupy The Bronx is not playing games when it comes to defending their right to peacefully protest.
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Bronxites assembled in solidarity this morning with Morning Glory Garden gardeners at 11 am to protest the bulldozing of their beloved garden and the events that followed led Occupy The Bronx protesters to feel as if they were unjustly targeted by the NYPD.
Here is their account of what went down:
On Saturday, December 3, 2011, Occupy the Bronx was scheduled to conduct its roving General Assembly in solidarity with Morning Glory Garden gardeners at 11 am. However, upon arriving we were preempted by NYPD Captain Garcia and his legal gang – including some in “community” affairs attire – under his command from the 40th Precinct who began randomly arresting Bronxites, including Shaun Lin, Carlos Sabater, David Suker, Alex, and a sister who was merely there as an independent writer for allegedly “blocking pedestrian traffic” and congregating without a permit.
At the time of the arrest, there weren’t many of us there, but we were as vulnerable to arrest as anyone else and as vulnerable as those who were indeed wrongfully arrested without cause.
THIS WEDNESDAY at 6PM at Lincoln Hospital, we invite you to confront the 40th Precinct at the precinct council’s monthly meeting to expose the inconsistency of this precinct’s policing practices within the Mott Haven, Melrose, Port Morris sections of the Bronx; to stand up for Shaun’s, Carlos’, David’s, Alex’s, and the sister’s, and the Bronx’ collective dignity; and to demand Deputy Inspector Christopher J. McCormack reign in his crew in all shades of blue!
We hope members of Occupy The Bronx remain out of harms way while protesting for what they believe in. Check out the video provided by members of the movement chronicling the event.
SOURCE: Occupythebronx.org
