Human Rights | November 15, 2011 | 63 comments

OWS: Mayor Bloomberg defying judge's order to reopen Zuccotti Park: Update: Original judge out

source: http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/15/368427/midnight-raid-occupy-wall-street/

JanforGore
A judge has ruled that Bloomberg cannot lawfully evict protesters from Zuccotti Park and has issued a temporary restraining order against New York City. The order allows the protesters to return to the park until after a hearing on the matter today at 11:30 a.m. In a news conference, Bloomberg said it was his intention to open the park at 8 a.m. this morning but that, as a result of the restraining order (and contravening it), he will keep the park closed until the hearing. The mayor said he had not seen the restraining order, but was aware that one had been issued:

BLOOMBERG: We are now ready to re-open the park, but understand that there is a court order which we have not yet actually received enjoining us from enforcing Brookfield’s rules and so the park will remain closed until we can clarify that situation.

During the question and answer period, Bloomberg added, “It’s our considered judgement that the best course of action is to leave it closed” in the event that “the judge changes her mind.”

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63 comments // OWS: Mayor Bloomberg defying judge's order to reopen Zuccotti Park: Update: Original judge out // Video

  • RicardoRose
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      RicardoRose  

    • Over View of " The 99% People's Demonstration Protest"

      The Arab Spring is defined as a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that has occurred in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010. The wave of demonstrations and protest to date have occurred in Tunisia, Egypt; and a civil war in Libya, resulting in the fall of its regime.

      Additionally, civil uprisings occurred in Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and major protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Oman; and minor protests in Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Western Sahara. Clashes at the borders of Israel in May 2011 have also been inspired by the regional Arab Spring.

      Globally, protestors have shared techniques of civil resistance to governmental censorship of citizens by sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations,
      marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts to repress citizens appeal for civil and economic fairness for citizens.
      Many demonstrations have met violent responses from authorities, as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators, culminating in the deaths of 30,430 up to 37,140 citizens.

      There are numerous key factors that led to the global protests, including issues such as dictatorship or absolute monarchy, human rights violations, government corruption,
      economic decline, unemployment, extreme poverty, and a number of demographic structural factors, such as a large percentage of educated but dissatisfied youth within the population.

      The Epiphany that I wanted to share was the commonness, struggles and ambitions of ordinary people throughout the world who wish only to take care of themselves and their families; and the parallel of what is occurring here at home in our beloved USA. The 99% People's Demonstration Protest is fundamentally about the imbalance and unfairness in civil and economic Policies that adversely affect 99% of USA citizens.

      An additionally Paradox is the policing authorities are being used to quell citizens voices and legal demonstrations for change to unfair policies that if not changed can ultimately cause police to be in the unemployment lines as well. The people demonstrating are their sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles, neighbors and country-kin. Do your job, but follow the law because it’s every citizens right to protest unfair laws and practices. So please don't forget where you come from because there is an old saying that "those who don't learn from the past, are bound to repeat it".

      Ricardo Rose

      Note, the Arab spring information came from Wikidia.

    • 1 year ago
  • ROSERITA
  • VoyagerFilms
  • SAINTJULE
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      SAINTJULE  

    • Excellent courageous movement. Actions of the establishment hard heads reminds of the movie Fahrenheit 451. Really proud of Keith's editorial. Well done Olbermann.

    • 1 year ago
  • timelord999
  • SAINTJULE
  • BlobbyProtozoa
  • JanforGore
  • totally_dilapidated
  • BlobbyProtozoa
  • totally_dilapidated
  • JanforGore
  • queenofit
  • queenofit
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      queenofit  
    • JanforGore:

      "One by one, about 750 people crowded into the park. Those carrying backpacks and large amounts of food were turned away, and the evening’s general assembly meeting began with logistics, like where demonstrators would be able to eat and sleep." (from NYT article)

      So they cannot bring tents or anything to sustain them, well opening the park with such broad hoops to jump through is certainly not going to help them. They need to eat and sleep. I hope and pray they get safe sleeping and eating arrangements soon.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  
    • queenofit:

      I hate when that happens with those links. Anyway, no tents and from pictures I've seen, it is completely cleaned out as if they had never been there. However, people have been allowed to enter (there's a link for the livestream below) and are still there. Don't know if they will stay in shifts or just not sleep .I give them so much credit for standing up to this peacefully.

    • 1 year ago
  • queenofit
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      queenofit  
    • JanforGore:

      Me too, me too. I will be with them in spirit. Like I said, I sure hope they can find arrangements soon, there are many from places far and wide, no way to just run home and run back. madness. The doors will open for them, I feel it! Justice will prevail.

    • 1 year ago
  • SAINTJULE
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      SAINTJULE  
    • JanforGore:

      Even RT.COM has commented on how evil the crack down was. Can you imagine Russian television,and where is our courageous Obama? The only gutsy politician is a wannabe Elizabeth Warren. There is a close coordination between feds. and locals on this. Occupy Washington, D.C including the Supreme court. That is apparently where the real cesspool of corruption is.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  
    • SAINTJULE:

      Michael Moore mentioned this with Keith Olbermann... that Obama's administration in cohoots with Homeland Security coordinated this. Would that open some eyes? And the mayor of Oakland admitted to being on a conference call with 15 other mayors? This is America? And they use some BS excuse about cleaning the park when they probably didn't give a damn about it before this. They would get much farther if they worked with the people there. I am sure there would be cooperation regarding allowing their people to clean the park every week by moving the tents out and then putting them back. It was heartbreaking to see them just throwing out everything there without caring about it... just like jackbooters. I truly think from this they will get more participation in this than they thought now and I really hope those police officers who did this come to understand just how much they are a part of the group they did this to and that doing the bidding of those who really care nothing for the rights of others are on the wrong side of history.

    • 1 year ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • My heart goe out to all those who have taken to the streets. I am part of the 99% and I'm ashamed to say, "I have not found the courage to stand up", but I applaud those who do!

      We are on the verge of becoming a 'Police State'. Eventually, the entire 99% of us will be in the streets. I am not ready to live in a 'Police State'. If they want to create a 'Police State', I think it's time for them to leave! ' We the People' demand to be free! We are the 99%!

    • 1 year ago
  • BrotherTheodore
  • Conniepae
  • Lisayou
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      Lisayou  

    • Bloomberg is a fool. Where does he think the protester will go if they can not get into the park? I guess he is going to find out. He is a dumass!

    • 1 year ago
  • tverdell
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      tverdell  

    • I dont like the camping idea.

      There is a good risk for disease, crime and fire hazards.

      I would prefer to see daily protests.

    • 1 year ago
  • artemis6
  • SteveAnnie
  • MarcelDuchamp
  • SteveAnnie
  • JanforGore
  • MarcelDuchamp
  • BrotherTheodore
  • good_stuff
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      good_stuff  

    • The occupy protesters need to call in the internal affairs, and state police. Obviously the local police are listening to the wrong person (i.e. mayor instead of judge) and need to be reprimanded and overruled.

    • 1 year ago
  • Anonmaly
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      Anonmaly  

    • Holy shit..... CNN just tripped me out, they had this nice young man named "Steven" on there at "occupy" @ Zuccotti Park and they actually heard him out.....

      He went into the "inverted totalitarian" society we live in....

      How all these disputes, from; racism, class-ism, all of these dividing issues are (although serious) just a way to divide us and maintain the "inverted totalitarian" society....

      He is absolutely correct..... That IS the voice of "occupy" that is what so many of us have been saying, and I'm flat amazed CNN took the time to hear him out, without trying to belittle or discredit him....

      The movement is holding FIRM.... And the wiser voices ARE prevailing....

      Keep it up!!!!

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
  • FoosMaster
  • JanforGore
    • +3
      JanforGore  
    • FoosMaster:

      Well this is being spun as a leftwing movement of lazy slackers who just want to hang out in the park to validate their bias. It is absolutely disgusting to see the lengths people are going to show what hypocrites they are in saying they love America when they clearly cannot stand Americans.

    • 1 year ago
  • FoosMaster
  • Anonmaly
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      Anonmaly  
    • FoosMaster:

      The ACLU is a fucking joke half the time, they sue the state, they win big awards, at cost to tax payers.....

      And allot of times they're suing school systems that are already impoverished over bullshit regional cultural issues....

      If you take money from a struggling school district (which they've done), over a issue where; nobody was hurt, nobodies rights were truly violated, no one was abused.....

      They've done it, they'll do it again, and all the CHILDREN lose...... I can think of a case, that is geographically close to where I once lived, and would rather not get into the finer details... But it's happened, multiple times....

      So bringing up the ACLU is like reminding me that an ENTIRE school district suffered over one spoiled (expletive), I sat back and watched it happen...

    • 1 year ago
  • gargoylex
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      gargoylex  

    • It is UnConstitutional for these Mayors to keep people out of the parks at any hour if they are Peacefully assembled. 1st Amendment "Trumps" any ordinances or Police action. The Mayor of Oakland is a damn fool... Bloomberg is at least lending an ear.

      They should all lay off the protesters, the police actions are what have been escalating this whole thing not the Occupy folks.

      We are in a global Revolution and the Police need to stand down.

    • 1 year ago
  • Leen61
  • Leen61
  • Arizona_Huey
  • TommyNY
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      TommyNY  

    • What can you expect, he's part of the 1%. I live in NYC and most people here are pissed at mayor for raid and the media blackout.

    • 1 year ago
  • Wyley_Wombat
  • FoosMaster
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      FoosMaster  

    • Hey, if he can wait for a judge to change her mind about an eviction case then all the people who received foreclosure eviction notices should be able to just stay in their homes "in case the judge changes his/her mind." Right?

    • 1 year ago
  • Argon18
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      Argon18  

    • Sounds like the Mayor is trying to "play to his base" when "the strings are being pulled" to take some action that shows his resolve.

      http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/14/1036291/-I-DEMAND-better-Kabuki-in-this...

      But as Jesse LeGreca pointed out "the media asks me "Why are you protesting? What are your demands?" as if they are blind and can not see the bribery taking place. It is because, obviously, the media is entirely corrupt too.

      So today my demand is for real puppet theater, or at the very least better kabuki. If we are damned to bipartisan austerity and free market authoritarianism come hell or high water I demand that the flight to hell at least have a better movie playing.I protest for many reasons, but at the head of the monster there is the phenomenal wealth that is being used to bribe our democratically elected officials in both parties, and I don't know how true reform is achieved without confronting this behemoth.

      I know what the GOP stands for, they stand for the interests of the super rich and powerful and they will use any means to achieve that end.

      I demand better kabuki, get me some wine and puppet theater and lets pretend this is Versailles and that there is a divine right to rule brought down to us upon an invisible hand, let us pretend that the water is not unfit to drink and the food is not unfit to eat and that the collapse of our corruption is not down galloping upon us."

    • 1 year ago
  • percipi224
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      percipi224  

    • is there no one withthe media that can help tim pool with the livestream feed at zucotti he hasn't stopped for 12 hours he is waning. the other 99 is where he is online

    • 1 year ago
  • FoosMaster
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      FoosMaster  

    • *(Bloomberg added, “It’s our considered judgement that the best course of action is to leave it closed” in the event that “the judge changes her mind.”)

      It sounds to me like they "made her an offer that she could not refuse" and they are expecting her to give in.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
  • wolfess
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      wolfess  

    • Like I posted on another article about this, if the bloomfuk is disobeying a lawful order shouldn't he be arrested? If that is not the next step taken I have no choice but to believe that Novek and JanforGore are right -- he is a dictator ... dictators have no place in America -- he needs to be toppled, just as the shrub did to Hussein, and just as the people of Libya did to Qaddafi!
      Pwr 2 the 99%! Dismember bloomfuk and his paid vermadon!

    • 1 year ago
  • artemis6
  • attilatheblond
  • COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
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      COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM  

    • Bloomberg is part of the criminally corrupt right and their organized effort to suppress and subvert the will of the public. I expect far more insidious moral and legal violations as those who have stolen America and it's wealth, fight to the death to hold on to their booty and the corrupting influence it's been buying. It's naive to think that the public will ever move one step towards reform and restitution without having to battle the full criminal militancy of corporatocracy, in the form of antisocial police forces, mayors, governors, politicians, corporate agent provocateurs, and possibly national guards. All of this reminds me of the "shot heard around the world", and corporatocracy is going to force this into an armed conflict for renewed American Independence!

    • 1 year ago
  • percipi224
  • letsliveinpeace
  • chew_chew
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      chew_chew  

    • It is very interesting how an elected official, who is there to uphold the laws, would attempt to circumvent decisions handed down from the legal system. It is the ultimate ego trip.

      Mr Bloomberg makes me sick.

    • 1 year ago
  • Des_Akkari
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      Des_Akkari  
    • chew_chew:

      ...no no you got it wrong...that's our "legal" system, not theirs. YOU, break a court order YOU go to jail. The mayor does it....HE HAS A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH A MIDDLE FINGER TO THE JUDGE, then goes to lunch. When the police assault innocent and peaceful people YOU go to jail. IF ows followed police home and assaulted the same police on their day off....that is a felony with mandatory jail time. But hey, the african american community says, "Welcome to OUR USA!!!" lol, I left to be in NZ cause you can keep that shit.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
  • Novek
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      Novek  

    • we're going off of something that we have no proof exists and no one has seen. Sounds pretty dictator-esque

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Bloomberg thinks he can disregard a judge. He's a dictator. But remember, OWS is about more than a location. That is something they will never understand.

    • 1 year ago
  • attilatheblond
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      attilatheblond  
    • JanforGore:

      It's gonna bring on some interesting power show-downs, isn't it?

      Let us hope there are lots of judges who have the integrity to stand up and hold the beacon called Rule of Law against the flunkies of TPTB in banks and brokerages.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
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