On Oct. 13, 2011, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced that Occupy Denver demonstrators must not camp in Lincoln Park near the state Capitol and that the park’s 5 a.m.-11 p.m. open hours must be respected. That evening, after numerous requests by Colorado State Patrol for protesters to leave the park and many opportunities to end the tense situation without a standoff, arrests, or any other unpleasantness, police were finally forced to evict the demonstrators forcibly. (Daniel J. Schneider)
On Oct. 13, 2011, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced that Occupy Denver demonstrators must not camp in Lincoln Park near the state Capitol and that the park’s 5 a.m.-11 p.m. open hours must be respected. That evening, after numerous requests by Colorado State Patrol for protesters to leave the park and many opportunities to end the tense situation without a standoff, arrests, or any other unpleasantness, police were finally forced to evict the demonstrators forcibly. (Daniel J. Schneider)