Forum Post: lord of the flies begins

Protesters formed a chain around the victim. About a dozen men — some shouting, “No cameras!” and “No media!” — punched Mr. Davis in the head and pushed him to the ledge overlooking a BART station stairwell before other protesters intervened, witnesses said.

The attack, one of at least two against journalists that night, highlighted the growing tensions between Occupy Oakland and the news media after a week of largely negative coverage of problems at the encampment.