The Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau is posting photos of Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested in that city onto its Facebook page, and this has got some members of the public buzzing.

The site/blog boingboing.net asks why the mugshots are being posted and says the postings are "right up there with tear gassing people in wheelchairs." One member of the public commented on the department's Facebook page: "Public naming and shaming of those arrested? Isn't that a violation of some pretty basic rights?"

The agency posted an explanation of the postings:

"This is not a new procedure," the agency writes. "The Police Bureau receives daily requests for arrest information from the public as well as the media. Many of these cases are of high public interest and as such, information is distributed widely through news releases, the Portland Police Bureau webpage, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook."

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In the meantime, The Oregonian, Portland's largest newspaper, is reporting that police arrested about 10 Occupy Portland protesters early this morning. Nine of them have been released, but one, who had an outstanding arrest warrant, remains in custody, The Oregonian reports.

The raid came after the protesters were asked multiple times to leave Terry Schrunk Plaza in Portland. Protester Marshall Kay, 35, told the news organization that he saw a large group of officers wearing riot gear. Officers surrounded the Posted photos of Occupy protesters defended encampment, blocking out protesters while the encampment was dismantled, according to The Oregonian. Protesters taunted law enforcement as this took place, according to the news organization.

"It definitely got a little tense, maybe heated," police Lt. Robert King, a Portland police spokesman, told The Oregonian. "Tensions didn't rise to the point where we used any force."

One protester, Jason Sayer, 40, told The Oregonian that the raid was a "colossal waste of resources," and he added that "Obama would talk poorly of Syria and Egypt if this happened there."