31 August 2011

BART protests fizzle after swift police action outside stations | #SFBART #OpBART #transit

One of the protesters who was arrested spoke to the crowd with a megaphone before crossing into the paid area of the station, announcing that BART administration, and not protesters, were responsible for the previous weeks' station shut downs.

The protesters had gathered surrounding the fare gates, which BART has said is a free-speech zone. The demonstrator addressing the crowd used a ticket to pass through the gates, and told the crowd he was about to "test" that principle.

Read full article: http://bit.ly/ojcKSF

No comments: