Declaration of Occupy Wall Street

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Steinhauer said:
That lawsuit concerned the arrest of 150 people. Not dispersing an unlawful gathering.
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What is your point? The settlement included an agreement not to use these tactics on groups of citizens. They did. They violated the settlement. No wonder the mayor is trying to distance herself from the PD's actions.

Here are details of what the protest was about re: the class action lawsuit.

A class action lawsuit was filed against the Oakland Police Department and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Monday alleging that they violated the rights of 150 people who were arrested after former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced last Nov. 5.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court only hours after Mesherle, 29, was released from the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail at about 12:30 a.m.

Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Hayward man who was unarmed, after Mehserle and other officers responded to reports that there was a fight on a train.

Mehserle admitted in a highly publicized trial last year that he shot and killed Grant but claimed he had meant to use his Taser stun gun on Grant and fired his service gun by mistake.

Alameda County prosecutors sought to have Mehserle convicted of murder, but in a verdict on July 8 jurors only convicted him of the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

On Nov. 5, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry sentenced Mehserle to two years. Mehserle was released from custody because he was given credit for time he served in jail before and after his conviction.

At a news conference at 14th Street and Broadway in downtown Oakland Monday, Michael Flynn of the San Francisco chapter of the National Lawyers Guild alleged that Oakland police violated their crowd control policy by engaging in the mass arrest of 150 demonstrators at a protest the night of Nov. 5, after Mehserle was sentenced.

Flynn said officers surrounded the protesters, who were upset at the short sentence that Mehserle received, and refused to give them an opportunity to leave.

Rachel Lederman, another attorney with the guild, said Oakland police and Alameda County sheriff's deputies detained the protesters for up to 28 hours and refused to let them use the bathroom or eat during much of that time.

None of the people arrested were charged with committing a crime, she said.

Lederman said the lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for the protesters who were arrested, as well as an injunction that would force the Oakland Police Department to comply with its crowd control policies.

Oakland City Attorney spokesman Alex Katz said he can't comment on the lawsuit because his office hasn't seen it yet.

Alameda County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oscar-Grant-Protesters-File-Suit-Against-OPD-123768204.html

Once again, a case of people pissed over the cops being given free reign. Go figure.
 
jillio said:
What is your point? The settlement included an agreement not to use these tactics. They did.
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No, they did not. Misrepresent much?

This time they used tear gas to disperse an unlawful gathering
 
jillio said:
What is your point? The settlement included an agreement not to use these tactics on groups of citizens. They did. They violated the settlement. No wonder the mayor is trying to distance herself from the PD's actions.
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His is a bleeding heart liberal with absolutely no stones.

You have a liberal mayor who ordered the attack and is now apologizing .... figures.
 
Steinhauer said:
His is a bleeding heart liberal with absolutely no stones.

You have a liberal mayor who ordered the attack and is now apologizing .... figures.
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You better check the facts on the case, Steiny. You are once again opening your mouth before your brain has been engaged.
 
jillio said:
You better check the facts on the case, Steiny. You are once again opening your mouth before your brain has been engaged.
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Wasn't that from a fake site that pretended to be the mayor's site?
 
Reba said:
Many but not all.

Lots of products are still sold in glass bottles.
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I believe most of those would be from liquor bottles and if I'm not mistaken, it's illegal to consume booze on the street.
 
Steinhauer said:
No, they did not. Misrepresent much?

This time they used tear gas to disperse an unlawful gathering
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You better go back and read the accounts of the case. You are making stupid mistakes again, because you aren't checking the facts before you start responding.
 
deafskeptic said:
I believe most of those would be from liquor bottles and if I'm not mistaken, it's illegal to consume booze on the street.
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You haven't been to a grocery store lately? There are lots of products in glass jars and bottles, especially in the condiments and ethnic foods sections.

There are also non-alcoholic beverages in glass bottles, such as Snapple and soft drinks.
 
Dick Cheney is Voldemort. lol

Did people have bananas available back then? I' ll bet it was a rare luxury. Glad that I get bananas!
 
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