Looks like Berkeley decided it was time to stop the OWS protesters from camping on campus and brought the police in to end it. As you could probably imagine, even after being warned, the protesters stood their ground and then whined like babies when the police started removing them:
BERKELEY — Moving quickly to quell a protest on the site where the Free Speech Movement was born, UC Berkeley police in riot gear on Wednesday tore down tents and arrested at least seven people who had established an Occupy Cal camp.
The violent clash was in stark contrast to peaceful speeches about protecting higher education from budget cuts and a short march that started the demonstration in front of Sproul Hall at noon. By 3:30 p.m., protesters linking arms were facing down lines of police officers as the Occupy group tried to protect a handful of tents that had been erected on a lawn in front of the building.
After warning protesters that camping at the university is illegal, officers moved in and shoved
demonstrators out of the way as they pushed toward the camp. Six UC Berkeley students and an associate professor were arrested; charges included resisting officers and failing to disperse.“Stop beating students,” the crowd chanted as officers subdued several people.
“He’s breaking my wrists,” a man shouted before the police officer arresting him cut off his cries with a chokehold.
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau had warned students in an email Monday that camping would not be tolerated. A police spokesman said overnight camping is illegal on any California campus.
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