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Caught On Camera of the Day: A reporter for the Tennessean alt-weekly Nashville Scene was arrested Friday night at the Occupy Nashville protests on Legislative Plaza, and managed to catch the entire sorry affair on camera.

In the mostly audio-only video, Jonathan Meador can be heard properly identifying himself to police as a member of the press before being shoved unapologetically to the ground and handcuffed.

A trooper is heard instructing a fellow officer to charge Meador with resisting arrest. Meador was later charged with public intoxication, despite several witnesses saying he was not drinking or drunk.

A judge promptly ordered the release of all arrested protesters, saying police did not provide Occupy Nashville with sufficient forewarning that overnight occupation of the plaza was banned. A Tennessee Highway Patrol spokeswoman told the Tennessean they plan to review the video and “will respond appropriately.” 

Similar arrests were made in Oregon and Texas during a weekend of major crackdown on Occupy movement protesters. Get up-to-date info on the latest raids/arrests via @OccupyArrests.

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Richmond, VA also. http://rvamag.com/articles/full/12881/trespassing-in-public-rva-police-break-up-the-occupation-and-arrest-our-photogra

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