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Bay of Rage Continues: BART Shuts Powell Station Down Amid Latest Protest

Bay of Rage Continues: BART Shuts Powell Down Station Amid Latest ProtestThe Blaze recently reported that a planned protest in San Francisco called “Spare The Fare” – allegedly intended to shut the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) police force down — was set to take place at rush hour Thursday. The details of the protest, organized by a group dubbed “No Justice, No BART,” were covered on the anti-capitalist group “Bay of Rage’s“ website.

“Spare The Fare” explained its mission:

We are calling on anarchists, anti-authoritarians, and radicals (and everyone else) to step up for our “SPARE THE FARE” BART action, this Thursday at 5:00 PM at Powell Street Station.  We have one demand, which is that the BART police department be shutdown.

Now, CBS San Francisco reports that police have in fact closed down the Powell Street BART Station Thursday night as protesters closed in on the location.

The station’s shut-down reportedly came during a standoff between about 50 protesters and swarms of police in riot gear.

CBS adds:

Demonstrators gathered around 5 p.m. to protest the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Charles Hill by BART police in July.

Powell Street station was closed and around 20 to 25 arrests were made, according to police Deputy Chief Hartwig.

Protesters were still gathered outside the gates of the station as of 6 p.m. and police were demanding that all those inside the station, including reporters, leave the premises.

BART officials said all other stations were open and train service was on time

According to CBS, BART spokesman Jim Allison said the transit system has spent roughly $300,000 on increased manpower expenses during the protests that have taken place at San Francisco stations over the course of the past two months.

Watch the latest developments below:

Bay of Rage Continues: BART Shuts Powell Down Station Amid Latest Protest

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  • ThomasUSA
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:03am

    Again, and again, we see that what the socialist/ marxist, communist/ liberal/ progressive blames others of doing or thinking is exactly what they do and think. They are the poster children of HYPOCRACY.

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    • Amateur_Radio_Operator
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:34am

      This is nothing more than a practice run (as are flash mobs’ for when they are called to action by the people who want to breakdown our economy and create a crisis. The people in this ‘protest’ are nothing more than ‘useful idiots’.

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    • chazman
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 3:50pm

      … Bay of Rage? More like Bay of Butheads …

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  • rightnowio
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:50am

    Anti-BART protest in pictures – http://goo.gl/ckxsB

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  • stinkybisquit
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:43am

    “We have one demand, which is that the BART police department be shutdown.”
    Have they said WHY they want it closed down, or did they want it closed for no reason?

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  • christianUSA
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:30am

    Opinion: two liberal protests both violent and costly to others; as much as half the protesters of one group of mere 50 arrested and thousands blocked, and the other took Guards held hostage destroyed big shipments; now everybody knows what causing their subway problems anti-capitalist feminist or female commies trouble makers in San Francisco, again, and shipping problem socialist violent greed, but sadly at the Port no arrest of anyone, why? Seems the longshoremen don’t think they have a winnable court case? But on the bright side bart police officers are getting over time / exact hours pay by allowing constitutional protests and having the rewarding satisfaction of lawfully arresting commie trouble makers.

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    • canuck44
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:29am

      Pass a concealed carry law first. It is time for a cull anyway. Maybe we could arrange for a simultaneous trial bar convention at the same time.

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    • muzikant
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:06am

      its impossible to pass a concealed carry law in san francisco

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  • eramthgin
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:22am

    I AGREE with them. San Francisco should shut the BART police. While at it shut down the S.F.P.D. as well. Love to see that liberal utopian community go without police protection of any kind for 72 hours. Lets see how Liberals really behave I’m sure it will be blissful.

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    • The Divided States of America
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:13am

      They want anarchy ? lets give em anarchy !!! I say shut down the police “with pay ” of course for a full month and let’s see how these anti-capitalist demons behave !!!!

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    • muzikant
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:07am

      for a moment there, i thought you were a commie…

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    • Tennessee Veteran
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 12:34pm

      While they are at it, they may as well shut down the fire department, hospitals, and all other emergency services. We won’t have to wait for the next big S.F. earthquake for that city to be destroyed and burned. These anarchists will do it soon enough.

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  • Patrick Henry
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:11am

    God bless us all

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  • tharpdevenport
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:47am

    Hey, I say have a REAL “BAY of Rage’ — go to a bay. And we’ll hold a reproduction of the Tea Party dumping “tea”. Onlky this time in history, it’ll not be “tea” dumped over.

    Don’t worry — they’ll be okay. Al Asharpton will save them. No? Okay, Jesse Jackson will save them. No? Well, damn.

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  • Gypsy123
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:25am

    Well you know which side of the party crawled out from the pit, Demons they are all.

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  • Velkro
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:23am

    I don’t have a problem with people wanting to protest something, but why make others suffer because of that protest? I keep thinking about the working individuals and others who needed to use that station to get to work, visit family, or head out with friends. Because these 50 people felt they needed to shut down a station, they made it even more difficult for others who are innocent victims of the protest.

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  • Eyeball
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:23am

    If they threaten the police with bodily harm, then shoot.

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  • moreteaplease
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:36pm

    This is just what Obama wants to see happen throughout this country. I don‘t think he’s going to go out quietly in 2012… in fact I don’t think he has any intentions of going out at all.

    I’m betting that he will find a reason to suspend elections and institute Martial Law. He’s good at manufacturing a crisis… it’s the way Chicago politics rolls.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:47pm

      This is going to really escalate in a couple of weeks and I expect rioting to break out all across the country.
      I hope and pray I’m wrong, but the writing is all over the place on this one. And yes, this is exactly what Obama wants.

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:48pm

      Here’s the strange part .. I was a DEMOCRAT during the Bush years and before.. and I though the VERY SAME thing about him.. I’m NOT trying to be a smart @$$ I honestly did.. So what I am thinking is we had better WATCH whom it is we elect.. IF they aren‘t standing up NOW to these NUTS than they won’t after elected either.. Each election since REGAN we have gotten closer and closer to a dictatorship.. CLINTON not so much he was busy looking for a little so he more laid back but even BUSH was edging us closer and this NUT JOB that’s in office now he ENCOURAGES bad behavior.. Oh Obama will go out quietly it’s his THUGS you have to watch out for..

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    • muzikant
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:10am

      im not a conspiracy theorist, but i wouldnt be surprised.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:39am

      Add the union riots in Seattle/Tacoma, the flash mobs in Philly and the unrest in Chicago, Detroit, DC, NYC. The union riots have a possibility of spreading – Obumbler declares Martal Disbands congress and the supreme court – suspend the election.
      King Obama the first.

      Pray for the president – Psalm 109:8

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  • IronSights
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:15pm

    Since they know who orchestrated it: “The details of the protest, organized by a group dubbed “No Justice, No BART,” were covered on the anti-capitalist group “Bay of Rage’s“ website.”

    I would say the City needs to sue the group to recover their costs. In addition, any businesses that can prove lost revenues due to this station being shut down should take them to court as well for damages. If these groups were slammed with the expenses associated with their actions I suspect they would rethink things. Like a peaceful assembly for their cause, instead of the usual collapse the system mentality that they use.

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    • 1654American
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:30am

      Exactly the right solution. Make them pay the city and businesses for lost revenue and increased security costs. In this case, $300,000 divided by 25 arrested. That will put some adult reality into their anti-capitalist, anarchist fantasy world. Cops just doing catch and release is a protesters joke. They don’t like the Constitution? Then I guess they aren’t expecting to be protected by 1st amendment rights for freedom of speech and assembly. Hope they get their a$$e$ beaten and thrown in jail. Didn‘t these 1960’s hippies die from old age yet?? Good grief.

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    • muzikant
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:13am

      the city IS anti-capitalist. suing them would go against their plan.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:12pm

    they can’t debate on their policy because everyone knows how unions kill buisness,so they have to resort to imtimitation and violence, it’s their history, but this time I don’t think these people are the average union worker these people are a special group of union thugs, they are there for one reason and that is to start a fight NOT rally peacefully, have you ever seen a union protest where property wasn‘t damaged or violent rhetoric wasn’t spewed or violent attacts didn’t happen?

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  • jmc610
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:06pm

    My biggest fear is that all these“protests” & “movements” which will no doubt become violent in some way, will lead our Government to act and come down on all of us…

    I don’t trust Obama or anyone in his corner… In fact I will go further and say that they want this… they want things to get crazy. He’s hoping the unions will cause trouble. Look at what happened in Detriot… I mean this man has no respect for what being PRESIDENT means…He is looking for an excuse to issue more Executive Orders… I think he even said tonight something like HIS ADMINISTRATION can do blah blah blah on there own, without congresssional approval…

    I’m in NY & last weekend was a little violent so Bloomberg said maybe it’s time for the Federal Gov to look at the Gun Laws again… I think couple this with what’s going on with Fast & Furious and you can bet they will jump on any chance to take them away and what better time then when people are RISING UP!!!
    I’m starting to get nervous myself and watch my back more than in the past and I am trying to teach my daughter the same but she is still young. We might get a dog soon but we have to be smart.

    Don’t take the bait!!!
    Stay safe!

    Bloomberg

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  • Mikev5
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:05pm

    Useful idiots no brains, no glory no clue no life just leach on the system and cry baby cry let it out.

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  • majorsco
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:49pm

    Just wall up San Francisco with a one way door (enter only) and give it independence from the United States. San Francisco really isn’t part of the US the rest of us know. They are so far over the rainbow that they’re all on a different planet. Just do me a favor and be sure that both Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinstein are inside the walls when they close. San Franciso is the US equivalent of Soddom and Gomorrah!

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  • chdorb
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:44pm

    I already told the nanny state that this is what happens. They take care of you from cradle to grave then shut down your rights.

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  • whatthecrazy
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:42pm

    Why do we continue to let liberals breed they are simply a cancer on the butt of humanity

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    • capitalismrocks
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:20pm

      Free abortions for liberals… in a generation they’ll all be extinct !

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  • McLintock
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:39pm

    Nothin’ new. Everyone in SF is just gonna have to hop on the ferry. Ba-dup chhh!

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  • golfputter
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:39pm

    This is just the beginning. The unions, especially Obama’s beloved SEIU, are planning massive demonstrations on Sept 17. Now everyone knows when the left protests, nothing is spared from their rage. This next election cycle is going to be about violence, especially against the Tea Party and the left will continue to paint them as the instigators. But everyday Americans will see for themselves that it is the left who always cause all the problems.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:32pm

    Between the flash mobs and flash thefts, the protests of the “Bay of Rage” and the recent violence and vandalism and criminal conduct of the longshoreman union workers in Seattle; I cannot shake this feeling we are being more than set up in the nation for some kind of “event” to occur and soon.

    The time has come when the pressure will build up worse and worse; soon to have violence become a common theam that each news report of the left will exaggerate and seek to make out larger-than-life in importance and impact.

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  • olddog
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:27pm

    Is there any chance Ca. will just break off anf fall in the ocean???

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    • where is JG
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:32pm

      In god we trust!

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    • Hungry_i
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:37pm

      Unfortunately, no. The San Andreas fault is a strike-slip fault. The best we can look forward to is it eventually becoming a twin city of Seattle.

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    • This_Individual
      Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:35pm

      OH! That’s a new one!! HAHA!!! There’s a better chance of you kissing a tornado.

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  • amerbur
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:24pm

    They need to arrest them all for disrupting business, then they need to charge each and everyone the money lost by commuters, the city and surrounding businessess from their inconsiderate and illegal act. If they have nomoney, put them to work cleaning up the city until they have paid their fair share.

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    • rockstone
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:05am

      It IS San Francisco after all. The only place where 50 people with signs can shut down the trains.

      Pitiful.

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  • rbosque
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:23pm

    So their idiotic protest had the opposite effect!

    Geniuses!

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:19pm

    I think the initial shooting was tragic.
    I think the police should be encouraged to shoot these protesters.
    But that’s just my humble opinion.

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