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Protesters chain themselves to Oakland police department

A protestor hangs a banner which reads "Black Lives Matter," atop the flagpole of the Oakland Police Department, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
A protestor hangs a banner which reads "Black Lives Matter," atop the flagpole of the Oakland Police Department, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
An Oakland police officer stands guard at the front door of police headquarters as another uses bolt cutters to free protestors who chained themselves to it Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
An Oakland police officer stands guard at the front door of police headquarters as another uses bolt cutters to free protestors who chained themselves to it Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
AP Photo/Ben Margo
Protestors link arms and block the street in front of the Oakland police department headquarters during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California.
Protestors link arms and block the street in front of the Oakland police department headquarters during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California.
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Protestors chant during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California.
Protestors chant during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California.
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Protestors chained together block the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street in front of the Oakland Police department Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
Protestors chained together block the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street in front of the Oakland Police department Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
Protestors assemble in front of the Oakland police department headquarters during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California. Over 200 hundred protestors blocked entrances to the Oakland police department and adjacent streets during a demonstration against recent grand jury decisions in New York and Missouri to not charge white police officers with the deaths of black men. Dozens were arrested.
Protestors assemble in front of the Oakland police department headquarters during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on December 15, 2014 in Oakland, California. Over 200 hundred protestors blocked entrances to the Oakland police department and adjacent streets during a demonstration against recent grand jury decisions in New York and Missouri to not charge white police officers with the deaths of black men. Dozens were arrested.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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