"You can't allow ppl to occupy public space." Bill Bratton, @BilldeBlasio's choice to lead NYPD, on #occupy protests: http://scrible.com/s/iIvAi
@brianvan @Newyorkist The encampment persisted initially precisely because there was no law against it. The **eviction** was unlawful.
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@mtracey@Newyorkist I don't think there was much force of law in letting them stay. Can the city not clear out public spaces? -
@brianvan@Newyorkist The city had no legal right to clear out a privately owned public space; Bloomberg defied a court order in doing so.
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@mtracey@Newyorkist but protesters can't claim suppression after a couple of nights in the park. Within reason they've had their protest -
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@mtracey@Newyorkist The city does, and ought to, have control over public space. What it does not have is right to political suppressionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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