NEW : Police use pepper spray against protesters in San Diego . `` This is what democracy is all about in this country , '' Protesters descended on Zuccotti Park , near the New York Stock Exchange , on September 17 to protest the nation 's ailing economy . NEW : A protester is arrested after throwing a rock at police during protests over the death of Mario Woods, who was shot by an officer last week. Police arrest 41 demonstrators in Seattle . In New York , 14 people are arrested after blocking traffic and hurling bottles .
NEW : Police use pepper spray against protesters in San Diego . NEW : A protester is arrested after throwing a rock at police during protests over the death of Mario Woods, who was shot by an officer last week. Police arrest 41 demonstrators in Seattle . In New York , 14 people are arrested after blocking traffic and hurling bottles .