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"Counter-terror" mesaures in NYC

Document Date: March 5, 2013

The New York City Police Department deployed “counter-terror” measures against Occupy Movement protesters. The surprise nighttime invasion of the protestors’ encampment in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park was carried out by officers deploying klieg lights and a military-style sound machine, with officers in full riot gear.

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