Occupy Oakland has been hit by several police crackdowns as OWS protesters fled the city streets in terror amid explosions, gunshots, tear gas and violence. Oakland, California police were deployed for an all-day all-night armed vigil to protect the city where Governor Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown have their principal residence. Citizens of the large California city were terrorized by more than 1,000 Occupy Oakland protesters breaking windows and screaming while throwing bottles and rocks at riot police. The situation deteriorated into violence, explosions, gunshots and choking clouds of tear gas as the screams of fear consumed Oakland. “Just when I thought I was losing my mind from all the insanity, the helicopters, explosions, gunshots and screaming pushed me over the edge.
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Occupy Oakland’s Violent End
