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Monday night’s police eviction of Zuccotti Park involved scare tactics, but it didn’t create fear.
“I wasn’t scared, more like frantic,” said protester Stephanie Diaz, who was heading into her tent to go to sleep when the police showed up. “I grabbed my guitar and my laptop, they destroyed all of my stuff. They took our tents and put them in dumpsters and garbage trucks.”
Diaz recalled her early morning escape while sitting on a curb at the intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue. She sat with all of her earthly possessions at her feet, but behind her was the real action. Dozens of protesters sat atop the solid wooden fence that encircled the street corner.
Just hours before, police had forcefully removed the people that had sneaked inside the fencing. Now, most people stood grouped along the sidewalk at one of several makeshift protest areas that popped up following the late-night expulsion
Source: www.time.us
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