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Last night, Manchester police enforced the curfew in Veterans Park and "Phase One" of Occupy New Hampshire ended peacefully.
At 11 p.m., Manchester Police Captain Robert Cunha ordered the movement's participants to leave the park, where they had camped since Monday afternoon. The 20 or so protesters who refused to leave were issued citations, a minor offense equivalent to a traffic ticket. Five refused to leave after receiving the citation and were arrested.
Arnie Alpert, NH Program Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee, reported from the park:
Captain Cunha made his first appearance at 9 PM, while a General Assembly was being held on the sidewalk near Elm Street. Welcomed to address the group, he explained the police would evict the occupiers from the park that evening. ...
Backed by a small group of officers, Captain Cunha returned right on schedule at 11 PM and issued an order to vacate the park. In a gesture of cooperation, protesters agreed to move toward the park edge to make processing easier (and to make themselves more visible to the cameras held by observers.)
By 12:30 PM, police had finished issuing tickets and had hauled off the five who were arrested, and the remaining crowd began to disperse.
Writing in the Union Leader, Tim Buckland captures the extraordinary restraint and mutual respect shared by the protesters and police:
Several times, the movement's members reminded each other that police officers were there simply to do their jobs and told each other to remain calm and stay nonviolent.
Police did the same, with Capt. Robert Cunha even forming his fingers into a steeple shape, using an Occupy hand signal to let the protesters know he'd like a turn to speak.
“I respectfully request that you vacate the park so we can enforce the ordinance,” Cunha said. “Throughout this process, you folks have been extremely cooperative. We hope to continue this positive relationship.”
Participants on both sides agreed this was only a prelude.
Another demonstration has been called for noon on Saturday, October 22. “This is bigger than Manchester,” Captain Cunha acknowledged. “We’re going to see each other again.”
