[Iran Press TV] US police have tossed in the slammerKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
five Occupy protesters who attempted to swarm the Bank of America headquarters in North Carolina during its annual shareholders' meeting.
Some 500 people gathered outside the bank's headquarters in Charlotte on Wednesday, to protest the bank's role in the US housing crisis and foreclosures, as well as other practices it deems unfair to average citizens.
Protesters say the bank continues its practice of foreclosing on loan customers despite posting huge profit following the massive taxpayer bailout it received from the US government.
Sister Barbara Bush, an activist who works with disturbed homeowners, said that Bank of America is the hardest and most frustrating to work with.
"We find that we have no one to talk to because no one calls us back," Bush said.
The protesters represent members of the Occupy Wall Street movement, homeowners, students, immigrants, environmentalists, workers, women's rights organizations and peace activists.
The Occupy protesters have been repeating the slogan, "We are the 99 percent" to distinguish themselves from the one percent of Americans that are in possession of the nation's greatest wealth.
The Occupy Wall Street movement began when a group of demonstrators gathered in New York's financial district on September 17, 2011 to protest against corruption, the unjust distribution of wealth in the country and the excessive influence of big corporations on US policies.
More than 7,000 arrests have been made in 114 cities across the country since the start of the movement.