50 protesters gathered yesterday night in bay area’s Dolores Park for what had been indeed billed as “The Strike starts Early Street occasion.” Celebration? We think they spelled “violent riot” incorrect.
DAYUM. Seems the MayDay Pre event being through hook in SF. http://t.co/9roCnmkU #OSF #OO #OWS #M1GS #OPDX #OCCUPYLA
— Jayron (@Jayron26) May 1, 2012
They paint-bombed and broke most residence residence home windows at Mission Police Station, based on officer Daza. Simultaneously several about 50 had relocated with other restaurants north of Valencia Street.
Crafted from crowbars, bats as well as other content things, a few protesters smashed businesses house house house windows in a five block stretch of Valencia Street, from eighteenth Street to Duboce Avenue.
The bar supervisor at Locanda, Gabriel Lowe recalls reading three noisy bangs, while he showed up right out of the display screen he saw a protester placing paint sacks within store. A number of witnesses reported they saw a protester at risk of break the house windows making use of valet parking indicator that’s in the restaurant.
The “street partiers” furthermore smashed windshields, slashed tires, and struck one-man with a crowbar. Authorities got 500 reports of damage.
Automobiles Torched, Police center Paint-Bombed, Microsoft family home residence house windows Smashed as initial #OWS #MDGS Violence Reported At #OSF http://t.co/p1MkkIPO via @kr3at
— Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) May 1, 2012
#Blackbloc paint-bombed my regional farmer sourced cafe http://t.co/0JLUgJtN#oo #osf
— Jonathan McIntosh (@radicalbytes) might 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/#!/WeROccupyUnited/status/197190176517263360
They smashed this kids automobile wind & thrown a flare inside back-seat. Way to switch the residents against #Occupy. #osf #ows #m1Gs pic.twitter.com/HBfUiVEo
— Superman formal emus (@M_Qtips) might 1, 2012
oh breathtaking. 2-3 weeks ago I ran across that many automobiles vandalized tonite were SF Gay Men's Chorus people' automobiles. 5 months outreach gone! #osf #oo
— Scott Anansi Rossi (@scottanansi) might 1, 2012
The good news is for anyone, the Occupy bay area bay area bay location protesters remain steadfastly partial to non-violence:
Thank goodness #OWS features really really maintained the dedication to NON-VIOLENCE; often, @SFPD might've SHOT one & attempted pin the unlawful task on #OSF.
— Pete_TheKiller ︻╦╤─ (@Pete_TheKiller) May 1, 2012
Non-violence similar to this, “Pete_TheKiller”?
"exactly exactly what actually fucked us up ended up being, we saw a person place anything through the fulltime earnings area tv show. And a mother, a family group team was at indeed there." #osf #m1gs #oo
— Superman formal emus (@M_Qtips) May 1, 2012
An eyewitness describes the scene:
@OccupyDisabled Nope! Some vandalism great! Shag a bank. But this evening was horrifying succinct of anxiety.
— ☭ ישי בן-אברהם ☭ (@SFTovarishch) May 1, 2012
@roamingradical FUCK YOU. THEY HURT CHILDREN!!!!!
— ☭ ישי בן-אברהם ☭ (@SFTovarishch) May 1, 2012
@roamingradical You werent indeed there. You didn't study fucking KIDS screaming as a rock travelled through their loved ones area screen. Near the fuck up
— ☭ ישי בן-אברהם ☭ (@SFTovarishch) May 1, 2012
Any1 who appears these days ended up being ok… Ask myself about the 6 y/o which presented asking the reason someone wished to harm mommy….
— ☭ ישי בן-אברהם ☭ (@SFTovarishch) May 1, 2012
no body else feels it turned out a problem.
https://twitter.com/#!/roamingradical/status/197225009746419713
Many Occupiers attempted size independently through mayhem, which were ruled by protesters making use of Ebony Bloc masks:
The march got co-opted by black-colored bloc kids. IT’S JUST never ever OCCUPY. They've currently trashed a cafe and place a kid's car unstoppable. #osf #oo #ows
— Superman formal emus (@M_Qtips) might 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/#!/roamingradical/status/197220476760752128
But Ebony Bloc isn’t accepting the fault often:
People who destroyed economic financial investment investment property today weren’t #Occupiers or #Blackbloc, anticipate to see even more concern sponsored thugs tmrrw. #osf #oo #M1GS
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) May 1, 2012
To ensure it had beenn’t Occupy or Ebony Bloc, who had been basically the rioters? Should be … representative provocateurs!
Rmbr, if a #blackbloc is buff & inspiring attack great possibility they’re undercover. Prevent ur problems. #m1gs #ows #oo #osf
— jDre (@johnsin) May 1, 2012
it had beenn't #blackbloc. we were holding 'different' individuals. we didn't understand anybody of all of the. in addition clean cut. in addition aggro. #osf #oo #ows #occupy
— Scott Anansi Rossi (@scottanansi) might 1, 2012
And/or misguided protesters trashing not appropriate types of investment residential property:
We no objection to monetary financial financial investment residential property attack wanting to a government cause. But the targets should be government. Smash financial institutions, maybe not mom&pops #osf
— schleprock (@schleprock) May 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/#!/JustLexThen/status/197295769273896960
Occupiers claim authorities kept their particular dimensions:
We nevertheless aren’t getting exactly what made the authorities remainder by idly 4 60 mins while their particular area & area got vandalized, they love riotgear #osf #oo
— OccupySF (@sf99er) May 1, 2012
the cops allowed a cop vehicle & an authorities area with very little as increasing only a little tiny hand-in purchase to perform it. the identical pd which includes attacked #osf continuously
— Fatty McFatterson (@JustSikko) May 1, 2012
Because when does SFPD assist ppl to destroy community & specific residential property w/o in addition attempting to make an arrest? #osf #oo pic.twitter.com/shqy66Gc
— OccupySF (@sf99er) May 1, 2012
We’re wondering, Occupiers, any programs for keeping these protests from erupting within the assault we’ve achieved expect?
Therefore, people tend to be moaning from just what occurred tonite, & NOBODY functions also talked-about stopping it from happening yet again. So…? #osf #ows #oo
— Superman formal emus (@M_Qtips) might 1, 2012
Nah, no plans for. That might be unneeded:
Property Destruction IS WITHOUT QUESTION never Violence. http://t.co/onHrlcJB #Solidarity #Anarchism #MayDay #OSF #OccupyMayDay #m1 #M1GS through @AnnieElch
— ⒶAnarchoProleⒶ (@anarchoprole) May 1, 2012
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