A protest by about 100 Occupy Wall Street members in New York City shut down production of an episode of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit." (CNN)
NY Occupy protest shuts down 'Law & Order'
Arrests were threatened
Updated: Friday, 09 Dec 2011, 12:11 PM EST
Published : Friday, 09 Dec 2011, 8:28 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — A protest by about 100 Occupy Wall Street members in New York City shut down production of an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
The Daily News reported Friday that the protesters arrived around midnight at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. The show was making an episode with an Occupy theme.
About 100 police officers appeared as the protesters roamed around the park, inspecting tents and signs built by the production company.
A protester from Brooklyn Heights, Drew Hornbein, says the movement is "not part of corporate TV America."
The newspaper says a police officer with a bullhorn announced that the city had rescinded the film permit, which drew cheers.
Arrests were threatened, but the crowd dispersed and the set was dismantled.
NBC declined to comment.
___
Information from: Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com
Opinions that are derogatory, attack other users or are offensive in nature may be removed. WAVY is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section. We reserve the right to remove any offensive or off-topic remark or thread. To mark a comment for review by a moderator, click "Flag as inappropriate."
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single Page