Cameras and video recorders were confiscated throughout the raid. But three hours after the raid mainstream media pulls up in their big corporate vans right on to the sidewalk. Were their camera's taken no. Were they harassed and told they have to get out of the area or would be hauled off to jail no. They were welcomed by the San Diego police with open arms.
They filmed an empty civic center that was raided three hours before they arrived. They filmed the police throwing our belongings out and power washing the area we had occupied for the last three weeks. Homeless people lost everything they had. We lost all the donations given to us by generous people. We lost our nurses tent with lots of medical supplies to help the sick and hurt. We lost our food station that was feeding more homeless in a day than anyother facility in San Diego does in a week.
The mainstream media missed the whole event. They were sleeping while people were hauled to jail for peacefully protesting. The media was nowhere to be found until the raid was earsed from the scene only to show a few protesters across the street and a bunch of clowns in police uniforms. But of course the mainstream media wanted to talk to us after the fact. I would not look at them or give them a second of my time. Hey corporate media and the San Diego police you are not for the people, you are for the corporations.
