The article posted
in the Austin Chronicle addresses the eviction of many outgoing occupiers. It
reports how we’re gradually losing our right to protest as American citizens.
Not only is this
happening in Austin as well as other distant Texas cities but it’s also
happening all over the world.
The protestors were
forewarned about their eviction; given notice that they needed to evacuate the
steps of City Hall within the next hour, due to a new rule issued by City Manager Marc Ott. Between
the hours of 10pm and 6am nobody was allowed to use the Mezzanine or
Amphitheatre for non-city usage, which included sleeping or camping at any
time.
As the deadline
past, the city was fully prepared for the events that would surely abrupt
because of these demonstrators.
A bus packed with
police arrived nearly an hour later and promptly emptied the area, without
giving the protestors a chance to gather their belongings.
Seven arrests were
made for criminal trespassing with one person taken to the hospital.
Subjectively the
whole event was handled poorly, if not worse, with the comparison to the Cleanup Versus Clean Out operation and the Halloween Arrests.
Rumor has it that
Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s office was severely displeased with how the situation was
handled. They questioned the actual necessity of the eviction as well as the
use of the APD forces on a Friday night.
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