In Oakland, California, just east of San Francisco, peaceful protesters are being detained and arrested for being on the streets past the curfew
In Oakland, California, just east of San Francisco, peaceful protesters are being detained and arrested for being on the streets past the curfew. Several dozen protesters are now lined up against the wall and being taken into custody, said CNN Correspondent Dan Simon on the scene.
"This follows a very peaceful protest that we saw this afternoon. We saw hundreds of youth throughout Oakland marching throughout the streets. There was a rally at a local high school, then they came downtown," Simon said. The curfew went into effect at 8 p.m. local time -- about half an hour ago now. It will stay in place until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf acknowledged earlier today that there is a painful history of curfews in America used as a form of government oppression -- but that this was about safety and security rather than censorship. “I want to be clear that this is in no way to quell what we are passionate about and that is free speech and protest,” she said.Further south along California, police in Los Angeles are also arresting dozens of protesters who are out after curfew. There is a small crowd being detained in Sunset Boulevard, in the middle of Hollywood, with their hands held by zip ties. Police officers in squad cars are also shouting out their windows that it was a curfew, and that those still out would be arrested and have their cars impounded.
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