"I'm glad Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg is not running the District of Columbia -- we are more sensitive to the important expressions of freedom of speech," said Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham, referring to the New York City raid. "I think as long as we have what a reasonable person would consider an orderly protest, I think it ... should be respected."◼ UNIONS SUPPORT - Meredith Somers/Washington Times
Last week both Mayor Vincent Gray and Police Chief Cathy Lanier issued statements warning people occupying the park against violent behavior after a clash between protesters and police.
◼ Occupy protesters plan to 'shut down' Wall Street on Thursday - CBS/New York
In a video posted on YouTube after protesters were evicted from Zuccotti Park, a demonstrator in the crowd says “On the 17th, we’re going to burn New York City to the ground.”
Later in the video, he then goes on to say “No more talking. They’ve got guns, we’ve got bottles. They’ve got bricks, we’ve got rocks…in a few days you’re going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to Macy’s.”
