US POLICE ATTACK PROTESTERS IN OAKLAND

New video footage shows US police attacking and assaulting an "Occupy Oakland" protester, during a confrontation on Thanksgiving Day.

OAKLAND, Ca, U.S.A. - The video shows US police attacking the protester while he is attempting to unload portable toilets. Later in the video, a police officer draws his taser but a resident prevents him from using it.
Similar incidents have occurred in which the police provoked unrest at peaceful gatherings in Oakland.

• Earlier this month casualties were reported after riot police in California arrested dozens of “Occupy Oakland” protesters while clearing out their campsite in front of Oakland's City Hall.
• On Friday, Occupy Oakland protesters declared that they plan to shut down all West Coast ports on December 12, three weeks after they closed the Port of Oakland.

The Occupy movement emerged after a group of demonstrators gathered in New York's financial district on September 17 to protest against the unjust distribution of wealth in the country.
Despite police hindrance and mass arrests, the Occupy movement has now spread to major US cities.
Source: Agency