DNC Occupy and protest pics (dial-up warning; will update as new pics come in)

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8. DNC protesters stop blocking intersection and are allowed to continue walking on sidewalk

Just five blocks from Time Warner Cable Arena, where delegates are meeting this week, protesters took over an intersection for about two hours, attracting hundreds of police officers who swooped in to surround them and try to funnel them to more secure areas.

Officers took two protesters away in handcuffs. Other demonstrators got into shouting matches with delegates and cut off the primary route used by buses bringing convention attendees to the area. Still, no violence or significant damage occurred even after the protesters were eventually allowed to march into the heart of Charlotte's central business district ...

http://www.newser.com/article/da13bhm81/dnc-protesters-stop-blocking-intersection-and-are-allowed-to-continue-walking-on-sidewalk.html

Blocking a downtown intersection for two hours may piss folk off