Final totals show 23 arrested in Occupy protest

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San Francisco police arrested a total of 23 protesters during Occupy San Francisco's "Day of Action" Friday, including 19 during the bank protests in the day and four people involved the evening's occupation of an abandoned hotel.

Of the 19 arrested during the day, police arrested 17 on suspicion of trespassing at Wells Fargo, one at Bank of the West and another for attempting to remove a baton from a police officer, San Francisco Police Department spokesman Carlos Manfredi said Saturday.

Police arrested four people in connection with the evening's occupation of the empty Cathedral Hill Hotel at Van Ness Avenue and Geary Street. "Once they got inside, some of the protesters made it to the roof top and were throwing Bibles at the officers," Manfredi said.

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[Cleita]

1. K&R

[Mosaic]

2. The arrest thing is not a good tactic

In India, Gandhi used it to his advantage, because Indians care. Here in the land of the selfish and self righteous, an arrest is a shameful thing. So let's stop talking about the arrests. My two cents.

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3. I don't know that they still need it,

but the arrest is what got the media attention they required in the beginning. It has been quite useful. I don't know that it is still needed though I suspect it will continue to some degree anyway. (on purpose and not)