(POLL) Do You Worry About the OccupyMN Protest Turning Violent?

Hennepin County security found a box of bricks and rocks, along with a threatening note, at the Government Center Plaza where OccupyMN protestors are demonstrating, according to a Hennepin County news release.

The note described the items as supplies for a riot. OccupyMN leaders say the items are a setup that go against everything the movement stands for.

The Hennepin County release noted that the Sheriff’s Office spent $200,080 in personnel cost since the start of the OccupyMN demonstration—$128,780 in overtime pay and $71,300 in regular pay.

The county also released a detailed list of incidents related to the demonstration:

Oct. 10

• One man unresponsive and extremely drunk was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.
• One man taken to HCMC for a diabetic reaction.
• One man taken to the hospital for a head injury to HCMC.  The cause of the head injury was not known.
• One suicidal man was transported.

Oct. 11

• One person fatigued on the plaza and refused further medical treatment.

Oct. 12

• One person fell from a wheelchair. Hennepin County Medical Center handled the incident.

Oct. 13

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Oct. 15

• . Hennepin County Security had previously given her a trespass notice and after she wrote on a building with chalk.

Oct. 20

• Minneapolis Police for impeding traffic at Sixth Street and Second Avenue. The protesters set up three tents in the middle of the intersection. 
• A man who was hearing voices on the plaza required medical assistance.

Oct. 21

• An unknown person lit a portable toilet on fire. Suspect unknown.
• One woman and two men ran around the plaza wearing underwear. They left the plaza before they could be stopped and identified.

Oct. 23

• Officers arrested a man on suspicion of theft and obstruction. He’s accused of stealing items from other demonstrators.
• A man who was using alcohol on the plaza was found to have a warrant out of Stearns County and arrested. He was also trespassed from the property.

Oct. 24

• Hennepin County Security found a box of bricks and rocks on the Government Center Plaza.  A note attached to the items described the items as supplies for a riot.

Tell us what you think: Do you worry about the OccupyMN protest turning violent?