Police evict Occupy Boston protesters, 47 arrested
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Forty-seven folks have been arrested in the course of a police obvious-out of Boston’s Dewey Square Occupy camp. Public wellness and safety was cited as grounds for the eviction.

Police walked onto the square in two single file lines at 5 am, warning protesters that any person refusing to leave would be arrested.

Nonetheless, about two dozen demonstrators linked arms and sat down in nonviolent protest. Police swiftly set about arresting them. Folks have been detained for trespassing, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. No injuries have been reported.

Police superintendent William Evans mentioned the arrests have been created with “no confrontation in any respect.”

“They desired to get arrested. It went really properly, and we have been really content with the operation,” he mentioned, as cited by the Boston Globe.

It took one particular hour for police to stop the operation and tear down the tents. The location is now getting cleared.

There have been several reports on Twitter that a Extended Assortment Acoustic System (LRAD) was been brought to the scene in a police truck, but in no way employed.

Picture from @profpoole Twitter account

Earlier, city officials set a deadline of midnight Thursday for the protesters to abandon the web site but police took no action until finally early Saturday. Several pulled up stakes and left the encampment right after understanding of the Thursday deadline, but other individuals stayed, declaring they have been prepared to be arrested.

Boston mayor Thomas Menino had previously explained that the city had no programs to evict the protesters from Dewey Square, but later declared the occupation a public wellness and safety hazard.

He issued the deadline right after a judge ruled on Wednesday that the protesters had no proper to stay in Dewey Square.

William Evans mentioned the department has had a excellent rapport with Occupy Boston from the commence, but the encampment has been a “major drain” on city resources, reports the Boston Globe.

“Obviously, I feel they overstayed their welcome,” he mentioned. “We moved in when we imagined (was) the very best time so we wouldn’t have any confrontation.”

The encampment in Boston was very first erected on September 30th. Protesters estimate that 100-150 activists have been living at the Dewey Square encampment.

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