Arrest. Photo by Jtpouliot. Copyright Jtpouliot.
Boston Police moved into the new encampment on the Greenway around 1:20 a.m., giving protesters five minutes to retreat back to the original encampment closer to South Station or get arrested. They didn't move, and the police, who had been massing around the encampment since the previous evening, kept their word. Jtpouliot was there to record the arrests. Scott Eisen also took photos. An arrest photo. Open Media Boston posted photos as well.
Police Commissioner Ed Davis says anarchists, not a harrumphing mayor, forced his hand today (Ed. historical note: Anarchists were originally blamed for the Great Molasses Disaster as well; as we now know, the tank exploded due to corporate greed - an executive ignored warnings the tank was leaking).
Mayor Menino told WBUR that "enough's enough," and the protesters had stopped being respectful. "There's a lot of other folks living in Boston" and they have rights too, he said, adding he actually agrees with the protesters on many of their issues related to the economy.
Open Media Boston reports more than 100 arrests. The Suffolk County District Attorney's office, however, reports that so far only 45 people have been scheduled for arraignment in Boston Municipal Court over the next three days - including one protester arrested at an earlier demonstration at the Charlestown Bridge.
Removing tents, Boston style. Photo by Open Media Boston. Creative Commons license.
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