Front line? You gotta be out of your mind. We we in a PARK during PARK HOURS. There were children there, and when the riot police showed, we were in the middle of our General Assembly (it's a meeting). There was no "emergency" that warranted the parks closing, that was an excuse to trample our right to assemble. And yes, the peaceful were met with violence from the police, including violence directed and women (including myself) and children. At several points in the night, the group was kettled, with riot police on all sides and limited options about where to put the kids. I watched our PR spokesman shoved backwards by the police for asking to see paperwork regarding the park closure and he landed on his head/back, and watched them break a girl's hand with a baton. It was vicious and brutal and completely uncalled for. They call an "emergency closure" on a park during park hours so we can't be there, we move to the sidewalk, they close the sidewalk, they shove us into the street, then beat and arrest us for being in the street. This is crazy. You have first amendment rights only if you never intend to try and actually USE them. I was viciously kicked in the arm for reaching on the ground for a toothbrush, necklace, and a mini bottle of pantene pro-v that spilled from someone's bag when shoved to the ground. The whole thing was so disgusting I could cry.

There is a reason why officers started putting dash cams on their cars... They were being accused of stuff and people said that the officer was abusing their power and lying. Is it seriously getting to the point where officers need to have a camera on them so we can see what they see? - Laura

@Bob R - Well, I guess we're to the point where Police have to wear cameras on themselves. There was a time when an officer's word was believed to be truth. Like everything else, somebody has to ruin it for everyone else. I agree that cameras on officers would be very helpful in fixing disputes of police brutality. I do disagree with your statement of warrantless searches of your home and computer. Anyone can access your computer on an unsecured net. Warrants take time to write up and get signed off and at times an officer can call a Judge, give the evidence they have at the time, and the reason why they don't have time to write it up at that time. Ex-they believe that all evidence will be gone or human life is in danger. I didn't know about this till my father-in-law told me this law in some random discussion we had a couple years back.

so lame

The people with asterisks had warrants. Interesting eh...so occupying is about camping and territory....but I thought it was going to about fair employment and banking and credit practices...fail. You have chosen a foolish, narcisistic and ineffective way of going about this, all you are doing is alienating those you claim to represent. And given some of the refuse and baggage I have seen surrounding "Occupy" I am sadly more likely to believe the police (not entirely though)....and that is rare for me