Occupy Omaha protesters evicted

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Roseann Moring and Juan Perez Jr.

Omaha police early Thursday evicted Occupy Omaha protesters from a parking lot where they'd been staying near downtown.

All but two of the protesters complied after officers arrived around 4:30 a.m. The two were arrested for trespassing.

Police said protesters had been given two warnings to leave. Authorities said the protesters failed to leave, so they were evicted.

About two hours later Thursday morning, Omaha police had the small lot, which is on the northeast corner of 24th and Farnam, marked off with yellow caution tape. A police cruiser was parked in the lot. No protesters were spotted near the lot at around 7 a.m.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111102/NEWS01/711029869#occupy-omaha-protesters-evicted

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[ananda]

1. What does "occupy" mean?

It means that corrupted law enforcement is NOT in charge.

[ixion]

2. I wonder if they're aware of the irony: The Occupy Movement was created by eviction

so continuing to 'evict' people is only going to make the movement grow.

[barbtries]

3. seems to be a trend

this middle of the night police action thing.