Could we give this a rest already? They were not arrested for asking to close their accounts or asking for their balances in cash. Where do you get this? These videos provide zero context to what we're seeing. Everyone in that group who asked to close their accounts were allowed to do so by the bank. Locking them inside was a stupid move, but besides that, there seems to be so much misinformation, or even disinformation, about what went down there.

A group of about 20 were holding a teach-in in the bank, they were asked to leave, and most refused and carried on what they were doing. Most weren't customers and weren't conducting any bank business. That's why the cops were called. There are certain places where you shouldn't dick around and expect it to be tolerated for long. A bank lobby is one of them. The security check-point at the airport is another sensitive spot these days.

Straight from the horse's mouth: Protester's account of this weekend's arrests at Citibank .

If they had closed their accounts and then danced around over their symbolic victory right outside the bank and had their teach-in and then moved on, likely nothing would've happened. A similar action that same day at Chase didn't result in any arrests. They closed their Chase accounts and they made lot's of noise outside, but they didn't do anything inside the bank.