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The Occupy Movement in Oakland Turns Violent

            The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fliers promoting a violent response, which may have been the beginning of the violent turn (Wiese).
             The original protest began with a group of approximately 300 men before a much smaller faction broke off and defaced the church while chanting, "Banks got bailed out; we got sold out. Windows were smashed and provocative messages were spray painted on the outside fa.
            


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