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January 31, 2012

Despite Eviction Order, Occupy D.C. Protesters Remain in Parks 
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Protesters at Occupy D.C. have vowed to remain in two parks near the
White House, despite an eviction order to stop camping on federal land.
The National Park Service set a Noon deadline on Monday, but protesters
refused to leave.

Michael Acosto: "I am not breaking the law. I am practicing my First
Amendment right, and for someone to come and take the things I need to
survive, I think that is wrong. Badge or not, that is breaking the law,
and I will not allow some one to confiscate my things."

Several Occupy D.C. protesters warned that some residents of the
encampment had nowhere else to go.

“Captain,” Occupy D.C. protester from Vermont: "I would like to see
us continue to stay here and continue camping, and Park Police get
scared enough to not come in and try to enforce it. That would be great,
because I know for a lot of people, this is the only place that they can
go. There aren't shelters where they can go. They don't have homes, warm
places for them to live, so — and this has become such a huge family
that it's — no one wants to leave. It's a great community."



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