Michael Moore led hundreds of people from the Left Forum conference to
Zuccotti Park on Saturday where hundreds had gathered to reoccupy the
park to mark six months since the launch of the Occupy Wall Street
movement, which began last September and launched protests around the
world that gave voice to "the 99 percent." That night, New York City
police officers cleared the park, making at least 73 arrests. Many
people reported excessive use of force by officers; several cases were
caught on camera. In one widely reported incident, a young woman
suffered a seizure after she was pulled from the crowd and arrested.
Witnesses say police initially ignored Cecily McMillan as she flopped
about on the sidewalk with her hands zip-tied behind her back, but she
was eventually taken away in an ambulance. For more, we talk to Guardian
reporter Ryan Devereaux, who has been following the Occupy movement
closely. Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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