Declaration of Occupy Wall Street

Status
Not open for further replies.
jillio said:
They were warned that they would be bashed in the head with a tear gas canister and receive a traumatic brain injury? They were warned that when they tried to help a fellow protester who had been gravely injured, they would be fired on again with tear gas and flash bombs?

Get real.:roll:

The police ouldn't even be bothered to get a medic and an ambulance in there to take care of the injury they inflicted.

"He wouldn't be able to comprehend it," the doctor said.


Read more: Hurt protester Scott Olsen was 'provoking no one'
Click to expand...

Very suspicious isn't it?

As for warned.....yeah. And if they had obeyed none of this would have happened. That simple
 
jillio said:
No kidding. Not only did they fire again into the people who were trying to assist him after he was on the ground and bleeding profusely, they did not even bother to get anyone else in there to assist him. Had it not been for the bystanders coming to his assistance, it appears they would have left him there to bleed to death.

BTW, if you watch the footage, nothing was being thrown at the officers, despite a couple of claims made here, prior to his being hit and injured. The protesters only retaliated after he was injured.
Click to expand...


You sure?
 
Just watched the video and as far as I can tell, cops were the ones who attacked first.
 
deafskeptic said:
Just watched the video and as far as I can tell, cops were the ones who attacked first.
Click to expand...

You might to watch a few more. I will probably post some later when I get back to the computer
 
TXgolfer said:
You might to watch a few more. I will probably post some later when I get back to the computer
Click to expand...

From more of those extremist sites?:laugh2:

I've watched the clips from the national news, several different stations, as well as the ones available on the net. They all support the fact that the crowd was not throwing anything prior to someone being seriously injured.
 
All I know is that, if this protest was for a Conservative agenda like tax reductions, and if it swelled to the type of thing we are seeing here, the same people in this thread would still differ on their opinions. The only change would be whether or not they supported the protest.
 
Police Defend Use of Force on 'Occupy Oakland' Protesters


(NewsCore) - Police said late Tuesday that their use of stun grenades and tear gas during heavy clashes with hundreds of "Occupy" protesters in Oakland, Calif., was justified, while the angry and determined crowd regrouped at the scene of the confrontation.

"We were in a position where we had to deploy gas in order to stop the crowd and people from pelting us with bottles and rocks," Interim Police Chief Howard Jordan said at a news conference, adding that two officers were injured.
The confrontations occurred when demonstrators tried to reclaim a plaza that they had been using as a campsite before being moved out earlier in the day -- an eviction that led to 85 arrests as many defied the order to leave.

"Occupy Oakland" demonstrators had been living in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza for two weeks before police moved in.

An "Occupy Oakland" activist and spokeswoman disputed Jordan's claim. "From the way they came into the camp this morning to the way they acted tonight, they have gone beyond what was necessary," she told the Los Angeles Times.

After several early-evening skirmishes, police appeared to have dispersed the protesters by around 7:45pm PT, when they fired tear gas and flash-bang canisters into the crowd, which had grown to between 500 and 1,000 demonstrators.

Aerial footage from KTVU showed multiple gas canisters landing in the middle of the crowd, causing the protesters to scatter in every direction.

By 9:30pm PT, however, the protesters had reformed into a group, and police again fired tear gas canisters. Meanwhile, demonstrators attacked and smashed a California Highway Patrol car parked near the protest.

More tear gas was fired at around 10:30pm PT, the Oakland Tribune reported. The crowd had thinned by 10:40pm PT, but a committed group remained at the plaza. Police told the Times that they would continue to monitor the situation overnight.

Earlier in the day, demonstrators held a meeting at the Oakland Public Library, where they decided to try to take back their campsite. There were several skirmishes during the subsequent march to Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, and a number of demonstrators were arrested.

During those early clashes, police deployed smoke grenades, and protesters were seen throwing paint at police.

Police said 102 arrests were made throughout the day and that the number was increasing.
Click to expand...



Read more: Police Defend Use of Force on 'Occupy Oakland' Protesters
 
saywhatkid said:
All I know is that, if this protest was for a Conservative agenda like tax reductions, and if it swelled to the type of thing we are seeing here, the same people in this thread would still differ on their opinions. The only change would be whether or not they supported the protest.
Click to expand...

Nothing wrong with a protest. But if you are going to disobey the police you should expect consequences.

There are more effective forms of protest for sure. Within 18 months of forming and holding peaceful rallies the TEA Party was changing elections. The TEA was even respectful enough to file permits for their rallies.
 
The mayor of Oakland apologized today. I don't think that's going to appease the people who are organizing a recall effort.
 
I was attending school in Marion, Ala. and went with other guys to Selma.
Both side of the local population were well behaved. It was only until some imported Northern thugs started trouble that all hell broke loose. MM never reported this, did not even try to be fair about this event.
 
sallylou said:
The mayor of Oakland apologized today. I don't think that's going to appease the people who are organizing a recall effort.
Click to expand...

I like her personally. We got to meet several times.
 
TheWriteAlex said:
This is false information, as shown here: The Right Launches A Smear Campaign Against Occupy Oakland's Scott Olsen

You ought to be ashamed of yourself for posting this crap. Simply ashamed.
Click to expand...

Scott Olsen's Youtube Channel

solsen230's Channel - YouTube

twitter

Twitter

Your link claims the website was for Scott Olsen of Milan IL.....His twitter shows foursquare check ins from Moline So.... Quad Cities area.

And from the link you posted (They even put it in bold)

This doesn’t mean that it can’t be the same Scott Olsen
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
TXgolfer said:
Scott Olsen's Youtube Channel

solsen230's Channel - YouTube

twitter

Twitter
Click to expand...

"from the right" :laugh2:


look at the video again .... there is a cut - edit when projectiles are being shot at the police - not the other way around.

Scott Olsen was hit in the head by protesters hurling objects at the police.


olsen-marine1.jpg


And remember kiddies, according to jillio, those are really just flying bananas.

And no, the guardsmen who committed "murder" at Kent State - did no such thing - the US Supreme Court found their actions justifiable. The State of Ohio paid for the loss of life - no guardsman served a day in jail or paid a fine.

That should "at least" be a reminder that when ordered to disperse by armed authorities, you had better do as they say.
 
Last edited:
TXgolfer said:
Nothing wrong with a protest. But if you are going to disobey the police you should expect consequences.

There are more effective forms of protest for sure. Within 18 months of forming and holding peaceful rallies the TEA Party was changing elections. The TEA was even respectful enough to file permits for their rallies.
Click to expand...

And not once did they antagonize the Police.

Several attempts were made to make it appear they were a bunch of racist bigots (i.e. crash the tea party).
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top