After 80 people have already been arrested, tensions rise as organizers continue to protest on Wall Street. However, today eyewitnesses caught a violent and disturbing clash between peaceful protesters and the NYPD on tape and the footage has gone viral. Watch it go down after the jump…
Tensions are rising at the Occupy Wall Street protest, currently in its eighth day, as organizers for the protest claim that 80 have been arrested. Eyewitness accounts report that “dozens” have been arrested. Police would not confirm the exact number. Videos and eyewitness accounts show violent clashing between protesters and the police.
WNYC reports that “of the dozens arrested, most were for disorderly conduct, obstructing vehicular and pedestrian traffic, resisting arrest and, in one case, assaulting a police officer, the police said.”
The skirmish escalated in Union Square Saturday afternoon, as Twitter users report a huge influx of police officers. This video, below, appears to show female protesters being penned and maced by police officers:
