March 17 or M17 as the twitter hash reads, marks the six month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. In a fitting tribute to this occasion, about 600 protestors attempted to reclaim Liberty Square or Zuccotti park last night. They were brutally beaten back by the New York City Police Department.
Not only were the activists brutally beaten, but many journalists were also beaten. Following is a narrative of a police force out of control, put together by bloggers David Herod Gershon and Ben Doernberg: