Occupy Dallas Protestors Arrested for Blocking Entrance to Chase Bank Branch Downtown Dallas Observer

So happened that Anna was hanging out at Chase Tower earlier today awaiting Occupy Dallasites who said they were going to parade, two by two, into the bank to close their accounts and transfer their dough into a credit union. Which is why Anna was joined by two very bored Highway Patrol officers and an elderly security guard on a Rascal. Problem is, the OD'ers never made it that far: About a dozen were arrested moments ago at Main and Akard, outside a Chase branch. At least, that's the number given to Anna by two of the Occupiers who stayed behind.

WFAA says the number's closer to 20, but Dallas PD is being a little more tight-lipped at the moment: Public information officer Sherri Jeffrey just told Anna people were arrested, but didn't want to say how many. "We don't to speculate and be wrong," added Lt. J.S. Walton. Seven police cars are still on the scene, along with two protestors waving signs.

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Protest at Chase Bank - Dallas [video]

Occupy Dallas protesters vary on goals, endgame - SMU Daily Campus

The "Occupy" movement has crept into cities across the United States, and so has the criticism that they have no uniform goal.
Occupy Dallas has not escaped this critique.

While the complaints of the protesters in Dallas vary, they all share a common theme: corporate greed and the silencing of regular Americans. They also share a common timeline in that they don't have one.

Cordell Cameron, who runs OccupyDallas.org and frequently blogs on the site, said he feels the criticism is unfounded."When people here can't articulate a legitimate solution to the problems, they say ‘you are ignorant, you don't know what you are doing out here and you are about nothing,'" he said.

"My point is that it's not the people's responsibility to do that, it's the politician's job. People should be expressing their grievances here and the politicians should be listening and coming up with solutions."

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Occupy Dallas March to the Fed Saturday Oct 23rd 2011 [photos]

Some of these great photos thanks to @RichardHunter

Occupy Dallas Flash Mob Protest at Chase Bank [video]

Some of the protesters at Occupy Dallas decided to do a flash mob style protest in Downtown Dallas 10-21-2011