Gainesville, FL - Occupy Gainesville has witnessed a healthy level of involvement from people here, with recent protests against Wall Street. Rallying at the central downtown location of Bo Diddley Plaza Oct. 13, community members were pleased to see Bo Diddley's son, Ellas Anthony McDaniel, speaking out in support of Occupy Gainesville and Occupy Wall Street.
However, occupiers were not so pleased to see police arresting the 56-year old McDaniel in the early hours of Oct. 14 on a trespassing charge. “This is my father's park,” McDaniel said. Around 50 protesters held signs reading “Where's our bailout?” as they watched the police arrest McDaniel.
"For them to arrest me in that plaza is ludicrous,” said McDaniel. “I'm an American. This is freedom of assembly,” he added.
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LOL! Oh the irony.
LOL! Oh the irony. Seriously though, fucking douchebag FL cops.
Empty Parks
I love Bo Diddley and salute his son for making a statement! The authorities arresting Bo Diddley's son, for being in the park with Occupy Wall Street protesters just shows how phony American democracy is. The rich people across the country demand empty parks. Homeland Security is carrying out the removals, the modern day land clearings. They arrest any and all who dare to take a stand. There is no common green. There is no public park. We live under a dictatorship of the 1%. Who owns the politicians? The dictatorship of the 1%. Who controls the police? The dictatorship of the 1%. Who controls the courts where Bo Diddley's son and every other protester across the country will appear? The dictatorship of the 1%. The movement is growing and expanding. The existence of the Occupy Wall Street camping vanguards across this land are being challenged by the state, by Homeland Security, and most are meeting the challenge with organized resistance and popular support. What is the next phase going to look like? We can meet the challenge, pull the working and oppressed into struggle, and move to a new level of the fight back. We can go further, much further.
Stand Up
Every time you lock up a peaceful protester, you exemplify the police state we live in. Hold strong in your Occupations popping up ALL OVER the WORLD now! The movement is viral and Anonymous has sounded it's cannon. See my painting for the cause and a slew of videos of #OccupyWallStreet at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/occupywallstreet.html Drop by, get informed, collaborate through solidarity! Hold Corporate America accountable for their corruption of the government and endangering our Middle Class.
Perhaps he commited a crime?
Such as being black in public in North Florida?
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