Oakland Riots: Obama Gets Class War He Asked For

Oakland, Nov 3, 2011. Police from a number of Bay Area police departments fired tear gas and arrested dozens of demonstrators early Thursday to break up Occupy Oakland protests that had drawn thousands of participants.

Officers moved in near the protesters' City Hall encampment, where tents resprouted after officials last week ordered them razed. The police action came after a predominantly peaceful day of protest that attracted more than 7,000 people.

The evening appeared to be winding down peacefully when protesters declared victory at the Port of Oakland at 9 p.m. Wednesday--after authorities confirmed that a shift of workers scheduled to start work at 7 p.m. had been canceled. But as demonstrators massed again at the City Hall plaza, the situation devolved.

At 1:14 a.m., however, a loud explosion could be heard on the video coming from the encampment. Oakland police, who had maintained a low profile all night, lined the plaza.

Groggy people in tents could be heard telling police to go deal with troublemakers instead. One protester was hit in the leg with some kind of projectile. Video showed him running, then standing doubled over, whimpering in pain, as others from the encampment rushed to help him. "You just fired on and injured an unarmed person," one man could be heard yelling.

Police had to use tear gas to quell the violence

The Oakland Tribune reported that the man was taken away in an ambulance after fellow demonstrators repeatedly asked for help.

President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, has been encouraging these protests as part of his campaign to stir up class warfare. Just two weeks ago he went to the NYC protest, and told the crowd "we shall overcome" while denouncing the rich.