Teetop
03-03-2012, 09:23 AM
Three people identified by police as Occupy Oakland protesters were charged Friday with robbery and hate crimes for allegedly battering a woman and stealing her wallet Feb. 22.
Oakland police said the woman was walking in the 4000 block of Piedmont Avenue around 6 p.m. last Wednesday when she heard a small group of Occupy Oakland protesters "calling for a riot."
"The victim, who has been a resident of the area for over 20 years, suggested to the protesters not to riot in her neighborhood," police said in a written statement. "She was surrounded by three protesters and battered as they yelled vulgar epithets regarding their perception of her sexual orientation.
Link. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/02/BALV1NFKJI.DTL)
The irony abounds. Protesting robbery by big banks and robbing a woman.
Oakland police said the woman was walking in the 4000 block of Piedmont Avenue around 6 p.m. last Wednesday when she heard a small group of Occupy Oakland protesters "calling for a riot."
"The victim, who has been a resident of the area for over 20 years, suggested to the protesters not to riot in her neighborhood," police said in a written statement. "She was surrounded by three protesters and battered as they yelled vulgar epithets regarding their perception of her sexual orientation.
Link. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/02/BALV1NFKJI.DTL)
The irony abounds. Protesting robbery by big banks and robbing a woman.