"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
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@Newyorkist To put in perspective, is there any potential NYPD commissioner who would've said anything different?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Newyorkist@mtracey Thing is, Bratton might have police clear out a park... would he pepper spray them? Would he beat them? Jail them?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Newyorkist@mtracey Peacefully? Calm arrests and fast desk-appearance tickets after dispersal? Seizing and properly cataloging property?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@brianvan@Newyorkist ...a "peaceful" paramilitary raid?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mtracey@Newyorkist 1. The police can peacefully disperse non-violent crowds 2.There isn't a law anywhere that gave OWS squatting rights2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@brianvan@Newyorkist The encampment persisted initially precisely because there was no law against it. The **eviction** was unlawful.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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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?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@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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