#Dream11: Occupy DC outside #Dream11
Posted by caleb on Nov 4, 2011 in Restoring the Conservative Movement |
Tonight in DC several hundred OccupyDC protestors turned violent and attacked the DC Convention Center buildings.
Protestors barricaded the doors an refused to allow #Dream11 attendees to peacefully exit, requiring the assurance of security officers.
DC Metro Police did nothing to stop the protestors from blocking doors (fire hazard), blocking streets (traffic safety hazard), or making threats against attendees. In fact, they did everything they could to protect the violent protestors.
These videos and photos serve as proof.
Being tailed by OccupyDC Protestor
OccupyDC protestors blocking all surrounding intersections
[...] fact, I recorded what happened using my iPhone 4S (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQdobhvi70 and http://calebhays.com/2011/11/04/occupy-dc-outside-dream11/). It appears the original Associated Press article may have inadvertently included footage from my [...]
[...] I was an attendee at the summit and was trapped inside for over an hour as protestors blockaded the doors and prevented our exit. I wrote about the attacks right after they occurred from my firsthand perspective here. [...]