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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:20 PM
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A Punch In The Face: The Hidden Police Brutality At Occupy Wall Street
http://www.politicususa.com/en/occupy-wall-street-police-brutality


Supposedly the policeman who pepper sprayed Occupy Wall Street protesters over the weekend was an isolated incident, but here is video of protester being punched in the face by NYPD.

This video comes to us from Alexander Higgins:

:snip:

In his YouTube description, Alexander provided some context for the video he shot and uploaded, “In yet another show of the rampant police brutality being waged against the peaceful non-violent Occupy Wall Street protestors, this video captures a NYC police officer grabbing a man by the back of his neck and then punching him in the face for no apparent reason. The man was then arrested and hauled off in a police van, presumably charged with some frivolous crime to cover up the unprovoked assault he suffered.”

The keywords are yet another show of police brutality. Any American who relies only upon television to get their news may be only just now becoming aware of the fact that there is a protest going on. (In a week or two, maybe the MSM will get around to telling them that the protests have spread to places like Chicago and Los Angeles, and it is getting bigger every day).

There have been more than a few instances of police getting rough with the protesters. Here are a few more examples:

More at the link --
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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:23 PM
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1. Rec'd and a kick...
Thanks for the info. :hug:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:26 PM
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2. Kick and Rec!
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dems_rightnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:29 PM
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3. It looks like he made the first move
Edited on Thu Sep-29-11 08:35 PM by dems_rightnow
Hard to see, because he's blocked by a body. But it appears the protester made some aggressive physical contact with the officer before the officer swung at him.
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Hassin Bin Sober Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 08:15 PM
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13. How do you figure? He has his left hand in the air and his right hand is holding a bag.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:30 PM
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4. kick
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:32 PM
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5. they are Wall Street Goons unworthy of any badge
thugs sucking up to rich folks.
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 08:33 PM
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6. k&r nt
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classysassy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 09:57 PM
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7. Police motto "To serve and protect the banksters"
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 09:27 AM
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8. From another angle: Inside the Kettle
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tblue37 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 06:34 PM
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9. Another white shirt going nuts. nt
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Hatchling Donating Member (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 08:06 PM
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12. White shirts = Brown shirts
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Sandrine for you Donating Member (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 06:38 PM
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10. k&r& twit nt
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louslobbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 06:41 PM
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11. Kicked and kicked again and Rec'd as well n/t
Lou
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-11 01:49 PM
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14. Kick , n/t
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-11 02:00 PM
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15. Bloomberg and the cops...
will get what they are itching for before long and they won't be able to handle it once it really gets started.
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