Elections, News, Video September 5, 2012

WATCH: #OccupyDNC Protests Draw Strong Police Response


Protests at the #DNC2012

Protesters took the street at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4th, 2012.

Storified by American Conversation · Wed, Sep 05 2012 07:33:17

Pop-Up Occupy Protest Attracts Police Attentiontalkradionews
Sounds of the #dnc2012 protestnull
Protests and Police at the #DNC2012null
#dnc2012 Riot Police (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
Under the #dnc2012 protest police line (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
Protest at #dnc2012 is now very small – tons of police, few protesters sticking the rain (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
Self-perpetuating protest spectacle – more press and police than protesters. (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
Protester shouting at citizen with bullhorn (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
The #dnc2012 protest pen. Really. (Taken with Instagram)danpatterson
Police and protesters making a wall UN front of Google lounge #dnc2012Dan Patterson
Cops on bikes swarming all around me – causing a serious safety hazard #dnc2012Dan Patterson
Protesters and police form new line as rain comes down http://instagr.am/p/PKhZG7GZlY/Dan Patterson
One of the smallest protests I’ve ever seen – a few dozen to several hundred police #dnc2012 – in the middle of the marchDan Patterson
Protest is moving – down Stonewall #dnc2012 http://pic.twitter.com/756qQpYPDan Patterson
Okay, #dnc2012 protest now seems pretty relaxed – so many police to so few protesters.Dan Patterson
Just got behind the police line inside the the protest #dnc2012 http://instagr.am/p/PKcGHLmZh-/Dan Patterson
Black mask protesters just arrived at #dnc2012 protests – chants are louder http://instagr.am/p/PKaNoTGZg4/Dan Patterson
#dnc2012 riot police and protesters in peaceful standoff http://instagr.am/p/PKXtCImZvV/Dan Patterson
#dnc2012 Riot Police http://instagr.am/p/PKXpLamZvS/Dan Patterson

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