▁in ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Library ▁with ▁about ▁ 8 0 – 3 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁The ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁protest , ▁the ▁Facebook ▁page ▁of ▁Occ up y ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁had ▁almost ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁follow ers . ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁public ▁officials ▁showed ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁protest ers ▁rights ▁of ▁peace ful ▁protest ▁and ▁free ▁speech , ▁such ▁as ▁Congress man ▁Jason ▁Ch aff etz ▁and ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Ralph ▁Be cker . ▁The ▁enc amp ment ▁was ▁officially ▁ev icted ▁by ▁police ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 ▁when ▁a ▁hom eless ▁man ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁his ▁tent ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁drug ▁over d ose . ▁City ▁officials ▁faced ▁rum ors ▁recently ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁renew ▁the ▁protest ers ▁city ▁permit ▁to ▁camp ▁in ▁P ione er ▁park . ▁After ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁organiz ers ▁receive ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁post ▁express ing ▁concern ▁over ▁possible ▁forced ▁removal ▁from ▁the ▁camp ▁location ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁police . ▁However , ▁after ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁city ▁officials ▁and ▁Occ up y ▁organiz ers , ▁the ▁rum ors ▁were ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁false . ▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁a ▁mis communic ation ▁and ▁was ▁quickly ▁resolved . ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Police ▁Department ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁any ▁intention ▁to ▁stop ▁protest ers , ▁and ▁has ▁pra ised ▁Occ up y ▁S