Who was responsible for the protest in Oakland turning violent on 1/7/09?


	Who was responsible for the protest in Oakland turning violent on 1/7/09?

Lexica

1-10-2009 11:40 PM

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oakland, violence, riots, protests, knuckleheads

Lexica says:

As an Oaklander, it's been interesting to see how many of the people involved in the violence came from somewhere other than Oakland.

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