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Houston Police Arrest 20 Occupy Protesters

HeadlineDec 13, 2011

In Houston, Texas, police arrested 20 Occupy protesters outside the city’s port. Over a dozen demonstrators chose to lay in the street, blocking traffic, at which point law enforcement placed a large, red tent over the protesters as they attempted to cut through PVC pipe the activists had reportedly used to link their arms together.

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