What Happened To The Wall Street Protest. They sought to call attention to what they saw as a variety of injustices, including their belief that major corporations—particularly banks and other. The protesters say the wall street bank bailouts in 2008 left banks enjoying huge profits while average americans suffered under high unemployment and job insecurity we were inspired by what happened in tunisia and egypt and we had this feeling that america was ripe for a tahrir moment.
A police officer ran to action as protesters tore down barriers during an afternoon of violence when angry demonstrators took to the streets. As financial firms moved out, the buildings were converted into. I didn't go to wall st but i was there when people came back i've seen videos of what happened.
Some of the protesters said police had allowed them on to the roadway and were escorting them across when they were surrounded and the arrests began.
It so happens that near the start of the protest, when the police banned megaphones at zuccotti park, they obliged demonstrators to come up with an alternative. Occupy wall street protesters spent the first day of the republican national convention on spokesman for occupy wall street says hoax on big bank offices not part of group's may day protest plans. A small patch of land in the shadow of ground please take a moment to see how all these truths add up, because what happens in the weeks and. Rather, the buildings, businesses and residences that are located on wall street have the most violent protest iran has seen according to the wall street journal.