It has been nearly a year since the confrontation that pitted Occupy Atlanta protesters against police in riot gear in an Atlanta park. Now the dissenters are working to help a longtime detective save her home from foreclosure, and in the process, winning support from her fellow officers, according to the Associated Press.
Group members say that retired Atlanta police detective Jaqueline Barber was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer, after buying the home in Fayetteville, about 20 miles south of Atlanta. She now faces eviction.
Tim Franzen, one of the leaders of the group now called Occupy Our Homes ATL, told the AP that police officers are among the 99 percent of people they aim to help. The wire service could not immediately reach representatives of U.S. Bank, the firm involved in the foreclosure proceedings, for comment.
