Occupy Movement News Update of the Day: Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq War vet who was critically injured after being hit in the head by a police projectile during the October 25th raid on Occupy Oakland, has been released from the hospital.
Though he still suffers from a speech impediment, friends say he is “present, alert, and has a lot of energy.” Scott himself posted an update on Google+ yesterday to inform his supporters that he is feeling a lot better, but still has a ways to go before full recuperation.
“After my freedom of speech was quite literally taken from me, my speech is coming back but I’ve got a lot of work to do with rehab,” Scott wrote in his post. “Thank you for all your support, it has meant the world to me. You’ll be hearing more from me in the near future and soon enough we’ll see you in our streets!”
Meanwhile, the world Scott reenters is not much changed from the one he left behind three weeks ago. Oakland PD officially dismantled the Occupy Oakland tent city at Frank Ogawa Plaza in an early morning raid that saw 32 people arrested.
Unlike in previous raids, no injuries or clashes were reported, and many protesters, aware the eviction was imminent, packed up their belongings before the police arrived.
The fallout, however, was quick to come: Mayor Jean Quan’s legal adviser, Dan Siegel, announced his resignation on Facebook this morning, citing the raid and his support of Occupy Oakland, “not the 1% and its government facilitators.”
A smaller encampment at Snow Park remains in place for the time being.
Crackdowns on Occupy camps were a common sight over the weekend, as police dismantled month-old tent cities in Portland, Denver, St. Louis, and Salt Lake City.
Some 100 people were arrested in all.
[image: scottolsen.]
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