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October 19, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Rally Against Arrests, Charges 
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In New York City, several hundred Occupy Wall Street supporters marched
to the offices of Manhattan’s district attorney on Tuesday to call on
prosecutors to drop all charges against protesters detained over the
past month. Following the demonstration protesters marched to a nearby
restaurant where New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was being presented with an
award. The protesters were joined by author Naomi Wolf, who had been
attending the event inside. After refusing to comply with an order to
vacate the sidewalk, Wolf and a companion were arrested. Meanwhile the
New York City Police Deparment commander who was caught on video
pepper-spraying a group of young women while they were corralled in
netting last month now faces an internal disciplinary charge that could
cost him 10 days of vacation time. The department has found Deputy
Inspector Anthony Bologna broke department rules in his use of the spray
during an Occupy Wall Street protest last month. Bologna can accept the
charge and plead guilty or opt for a departmental trial. The victims of
the pepper-spraying have called for criminal charges.



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