UPDATE PHOTO: Woman in Wheel Chair Trying to Escape Teargas
Police have ordered protesters to disperse under the threat of deploying chemical weapons.
There are several thousand on the streets of Oakland.
7:32 PM PT: Unconfirmed Twitter reports of stun grenades and rubber bullets being used.
7:48 PM PT: Another unverified Tweet:
Local news feed cut out literally 60 seconds before. RT @JoshuaHol: Lots of flashbangs. Maybe gas. Dozen rounds at least. #occupyOakland.
Oakland police now in violation of this:
November 06, 2004
Oakland police fired nonlethal projectiles at several hundred people protesting the war on Iraq at the Port of Oakland in 2003. Chronicle photo by Liz Hafalia
Oakland police fired nonlethal projectiles at several hundred people protesting the war on Iraq at the Port of Oakland in 2003. Chronicle photo by Liz Hafalia
Credit: LIZ HAFALIA
Oakland police will no longer indiscriminately use wooden or rubber bullets, Taser stun guns, pepper spray and motorcycles to break up crowds, under an agreement announced Friday.
The changes followed criticism and lawsuits against police for their tactics at a large demonstration against the Iraq war outside the Port of Oakland on April 7, 2003.
The new policy settles part of a federal class-action lawsuit filed by 52 people who claimed their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and assembly were violated as they targeted two shipping companies with contracts tied to the war in Iraq.
8:12 PM PT: You tube video of the attack. SPREAD THIS NOW!
9:47 PM PT: Pic of Navy Vet holding Constitution:
10:32 PM PT: The Whole World is Watching:
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10:46 PM PT: Rubber bullet to the head: