This morning, FDNY firefighters, flanked by NYPD officers, swooped in on the Occupy Wall Street encampment to confiscate all the generators, including the most vital one at the medical tent, and dozens of gas cans from Zuccotti Park reports DNAinfo. Here’s (lengthy) footage of the incursion.
With tensions already building between city and demonstrators, this should go over real well.
On what grounds do they believe it's legal and advisable to confiscate FIRE EXTINGUISHERS?
Around 7:45
OWS "So you think cops should be able to lie to people"
Cop: "if you don't like it: move to a different country"
what… really?