Forum Post: CitiBank Protester's Arrested: What actually happened?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 16, 2011, 10:58 a.m. EST by MakeThisWork
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So we've all seen the video of the arrest, but it does leave me wondering what exactly happened before that video started. If anyone has any video of that, they should post it immediately to head off claims by CitiBank and the NYPD that they were becoming violent in the bank. And in the future, any sort of protest should have a dedicated videographer that tapes it from start to finished, uninterrupted. The cops do this so they have evidence in court, and we protesters should as well.
And for the record: you can't wear masks inside a bank. That is a law that is there for everyone's safety, and ignoring it is just stupid. The hard-working tellers work in fear wondering if they are going to be robbed today, and you walk in with a group of people in masks? I'm sorry, but those people wearing masks deserved to be arrested. Use common sense and don't give detractors any reason to look down on the protest. They will make up their own reasons easy enough without your help.
Look: You do not have to be 'violent' to get 911 called on you from a bank. Please take a look at the 2nd video on this page: http://butasforme.com/2011/10/16/arrested-for-closing-citibank-account/
BofA policy is that you cannot be a customer and protester to frequent their bank. The two ladies in that video were cordial before they threatened to call 911.
Wow, that's some BS right there. I like that they called the cops on the manager, but it's definitely out of his pay-grade. Thanks for sharing.