In Oakland this Saturday, protestors attempted to occupy a building to set up a new headquarters since their encampments have been destroyed by agents of the state. At their peak, about 2,000 protestors were assembled in the streets, singing songs and marching with banners. On every front, they were met by lines of police in riot gear who were putting up fences and pointing guns at the protestors in order to restrict their freedom of movement. During the late afternoon, marchers stopped about 100 feet away from a police line and stood their ground with shields made of metal dumpster-lids and painted with peace and anarchy symbols. The police then began throwing flash grenades into the crowd of peaceful people. OccupyOakland medics quickly came to the aid of the injured, but police moved in seconds later to forcibly scatter the crowd, leaving their victims motionless on the ground.