Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Experts question shooting of Occupy Oakland filmer

OAKLAND, California (AP) — The mayor renewed her appeal to Occupy Oakland representatives to meet with city officials as dueling video evidence was released by Oakland authorities and by a man who experts say appears to be the victim of excessive police force.

In New York, about two dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters began a two-week walk from New York to Washington.

The month-old protest camp in a public plaza downtown has grown to about 180 tents. Mayor Jean Quan on Tuesday echoed concerns of business leaders, saying the tent city is hurting commerce — and, she added, straining an already stretched city budget. Officials say Occupy Oakland-related events through the end of …

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