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Arcata Encampment Raided- 16 arrested
multiple agencies raided the camp today.One houseless man went into a siezure after reportedly being tazed.
Expect to hear more soon. Briefly, the Arcata PD, HSU PD, Eureka PD, Fortuna PD, Humboldt Sherrifs and plain clothes law enforcement raided the camp today.
They arrested 16 people over the course of events. The cops used pain holds on people who were sitting down in a circle and refused to move.
A crowd of about 40 protesters and supporters were forced to stay on the other side of the street.
One man went into a siezure as he lay face down on the pavement, handcuffed. Supporters called an ambulance when it became apparent that the cops weren't going to. It is reported that he was tazed with stun gun right before ho went into the siezure. He was trembling and then began to flop around on the sidewalk, face down with his hands behind his back. The police response was to hold him down in that position. An ambulance soon arrived and took him to the hospital.
They arrested 16 people over the course of events. The cops used pain holds on people who were sitting down in a circle and refused to move.
A crowd of about 40 protesters and supporters were forced to stay on the other side of the street.
One man went into a siezure as he lay face down on the pavement, handcuffed. Supporters called an ambulance when it became apparent that the cops weren't going to. It is reported that he was tazed with stun gun right before ho went into the siezure. He was trembling and then began to flop around on the sidewalk, face down with his hands behind his back. The police response was to hold him down in that position. An ambulance soon arrived and took him to the hospital.
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That guy wasn't tazed and there weren't plainclothes officers there... unless you consider a DA rep in suit and tie plainclothesed.
The activist was released shortly after arriving at the hospital.
As far as a "raid" goes, it wasn't quite so dramatic. Dismantling the camp, organizing people's possesions and removing the protesters from arm-lock took about five hours.
Just saying. As an observer.
The activist was released shortly after arriving at the hospital.
As far as a "raid" goes, it wasn't quite so dramatic. Dismantling the camp, organizing people's possesions and removing the protesters from arm-lock took about five hours.
Just saying. As an observer.
A raid is excactly what it was. The police arrested people and siezed property. I hardly consider throwing everyones shelter and belongings into a huge pile in the back of a truck "organizing".
That's happened at similar Arcata homeless sit-ins in the past (I Street, at the Marsh, Redwood Park). Belongings have been thrown into a huge pile and tossed. That didn't happen Wednesday at the People Project, however. Parks workers (and that looked to be the last place they wanted to be) spent three hours packing up stuff, boxing stuff, folding tarps. Even the two acoustic guitars were packed separately lest they get dinged. There wasn't any throwing.
Activists, in an arm-lock circle were asked repeatedly to help ID their belongings so they could be tagged and returned to them later. They were in silence mode, however. But their goods are still available for pickup from the City of Arcata.
It sounds more dramatic the way you tell it. But that's not the way it went down.
Activists, in an arm-lock circle were asked repeatedly to help ID their belongings so they could be tagged and returned to them later. They were in silence mode, however. But their goods are still available for pickup from the City of Arcata.
It sounds more dramatic the way you tell it. But that's not the way it went down.
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