Here in the United States, police arrested hundreds of people over the weekend at demonstrations and occupations inspired by Occupy Wall Street, which began a month ago today in New York City’s Financial District. In Illinois, police arrested about 175 Occupy Chicago protesters after they refused to leave Grant Park, the site of President Obama’s election night victory rally. In Arizona, nearly 100 were arrested at Occupy protests in Phoenix and Tucson. Nineteen members of Occupy Raleigh in North Carolina were charged with trespassing for refusing to leave the State Capitol grounds. Twenty-four protesters were arrested at Occupy Denver. In Washington, D.C., Princeton University Professor Cornel West was one of 19 people arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court during a protest against money in politics. And in New York City, at least 92 people were arrested on Saturday during a day of action that saw tens of thousands march to Times Square. Earlier in the day, about two dozen people were arrested at a Citibank in Manhattan while they attempted to move their money out of the bank. The protesters were reportedly locked into the bank and then detained. Bank officials accused the protesters of being disruptive. Video shot outside the bank shows an undercover police officer dragging one woman into the bank and then arresting her.

Undercover police officer: “You were inside. You were inside with everybody else.”

Customer: “I’m a customer. I’m a customer.”

Witness 1: “She is a customer.”

Customer: “I’m a customer.”

Undercover police officer: “You were inside. Yes, but you were inside with the whole—no, no, no.”

Witness 2: “What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? … She’s not doing anything! She’s not doing anything wrong! Oh, my god! This is wrong! This is wrong!”