Downtown S.F. protest ends with 100 arrests

[AsahinaKimi]

(11-16) 18:57 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Dozens of college students from around Northern California crammed into a branch of the Bank of America as part of an afternoon protest march through downtown San Francisco today and chanted "shame, shame" as about 100 of them were arrested over more than two hours.

The protesters denounced University of California regents, calling them rich people who are callous to the economic woes of public higher education.

Marchers rushed into the bank at Davis and California streets at about 2:10 p.m., where about 200 of them stood on desks and chairs and honked an air horn while they chanted slogans. Several workers fled and after several minutes many of the demonstrators went outside to rejoin another 200 people waving signs on the sidewalk.

The 75 left inside erected a single tent on the floor, then sat down and linked arms. About 4 p.m. a phalanx of San Francisco police officers began taking them into custody, leading them handcuffed to a waiting sheriff's van outside.

Authorities said the protesters would be charged with trespassing.

"Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!" several chanted. One activist urinated in a corner of the bank office.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/16/MNDP1M07K8.DTL#ixzz1dvjP2ZwT

[RandySF]

1. That explains the helicopters.

[AsahinaKimi]

7. I heard them too

Clear out here by Japantown.. Sounded like a military operation.

[arcane1]

2. What a day!

In case I haven't said it enough today: Dammit, I wish I still worked downtown!!!

[valerief]

3. Very cool. nt

[Zorra]

4. Ain't no use, nobody can stop us now....

:-)

[WillyT]

5. K & R !!!

:kick:

[MedleyMisty]

6. Twitter account of someone who was there

http://twitter.com/#!/kendrayukiko

Her most recent tweet: I'm being arreste

[AsahinaKimi]

9. Some amazing photos from her twitter account

Video: http://yfrog.com/4r4a8z
source: http://twitter.com/#!/kendrayukiko/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2F3ot8kZVh

[NBachers]

11. What great pictures! I hope this happens all over the world

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Check out her video too

I posted it under her photos

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. THE PRESS ARE BEING ASKED TO LEAVE

Oh dear, that again.

She, and all of them, are heroes. (deep bow)

[Ken Burch]

13. The tweet actually cuts off in the middle of the word "arrested"?

Jesus.

[FirstLight]

8. teehee

i'm glad someone peed in the bank... sorry, feelin eeeevil tonite