With police shutting down Occupy locations from Oakland to New York this past week, many are wondering about the fate of Occupy LA.

At first glance, Occupy is still going strong. There is still a sea of tents and tarps covering the perimeter of the building as well as a gathering of people wandering in and out. Numerous signs are still being posted around with phrases such as “It’s called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it,” or “We’re elephants trapped in their circus.”

Protesters gather in downtown L.A. for Thursday's National Day of Action (photo by Paige Brettingen)

Chris Legal, a 55 year-old-man who has been a protester from the beginning of the movement and part of the legal committee, said that they have an authorized right to remain there.

“If they [the police] touch us, we can sue them,” Legal said.

He does not anticipate the movement becoming violent as long as the police don’t forcibly remove the protestors.

“We are here under peaceful protest and our first amendment right trumps the misdemeanor of staying in public places overnight. They have no authority to clear us out,” Legal said.

Their counterparts in Oakland and New York were subjected to police penetration when judge’s ruling came through banning tents and tarps from the protester’s sites.

Occupy LA published a press statement Wednesday on their website saying that they expect LAPD to not follow in that type of behavior.

“We deplore the brutal show of force we have witnessed around the nation," reads the statement. "We hold LAPD to a higher standard than we have seen from other cities.”

  Legal said the Occupy L.A. movement has been infiltrated with people who are not there for the cause but simply there to create trouble; people who he suspects were planted there by the government and other agencies.

“They can’t plant people here and cause trouble and then blame it on us, using it as a reason to remove us,” Legal said.

Legal and many of the other protestors show no sign of backing up and packing up.

“At this point, we have no plans to leave -- we have only begun our mission,” the press release stated.