Occupy DC Protestors Attempt To Build A Barn. Literally.
Occupy DC tries to build a barn
Occupy protestors in Washington DC began constructing a “barnlike building” in a park two blocks from the White House. While this sounds hilarious, you must admit that building a barn to sleep in is a significant step up from camping.
After giving warnings in advance, the police arrived to make arrests. While doing so, protesters chanted: “We are stronger than your trucks and your horses and your riot gear and your orders.” However, it was difficult to hear the chants over the sounds of police tearing down the barn and arresting 31 people.
In an effort to thwart police, a number of protestors climbed to the top of the barn and refused to leave. Police plucked many of them off of the barn with (I kid you not) a cherry picker. Others jumped off onto an inflatable cushion.
One of the protester went so far as to land on the cushion with a flamboyant somersault. It is not known if this theatrical gesture was done as an act of protest, or simply a protestor with flare.
The scene was orderly and both sides seemed relaxed. When it was over, the police returned the flag (WTH?) that was flown over the peak of the barn.
