Ten more Occupy Portland demonstrators were arrested yesterday at 4AM. When they asked what the charge was, they were told they had "failed to comply with a lawful direction: "'The didn’t give a Miranda warning, nor did they tell us why we were being arrested,' Former U.S. Marine Sgt. Micaiah Dutt recounted. 'They said, 'because you were being blatantly illegal, there was no need for explanation."" (Thanks, Jordan!)
Ten OccupyPortland protesters arrested for asking why they were being arrested
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