Letter written to Kamala Harris, California Attorney General

[FrenchieCat]

Dear Attorney General Harris,

I am requesting that you make a statement and take action in reference to the intense local police activity towards the Occupy Wall Street Oakland protest site. Right now, there is an Iraq Veteran who was hit by a police projectile, and is currently in the hospital in serious condition. You must speak on this, and you cannot be concerned about the Mayor of Oakland, and why she ordered this, as she should not have.

Protestors must have the right to peacefully assemble in protest, and even the breaking of city ordinances cannot take priority or be an excuse for brutality initiated by our police force against American Citizens' rights.

During the Arab Spring, the police in Egypt did not attack the protestors, and I'm sure that they could have found an excuse to do so. Oakland is a very Democratic city, as is this state, and so it goes that there must be a statement emanating from you decrying the brutalities committed, no matter who does the deed. In this case, the police action has been hyperbolic and serves no good purpose, and it should not be allowed to continue.

Please contact Gov. Brown and Pres. Obama about sending in National Guards if you see fit, as we, as citizens cannot be harmed simply because we choose to protest inequities in our system, period. It is our constitutional right and perhaps even our duty, and I support these rights, as they are enshrined in our constitution. These are some of the rights that our Veterans have fought for and died for, for many years.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter, as there is no time to lose.

Peace to all,

XXXXXX
Oakland Small Business owner


Contact link: http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=PL

[mmonk]

1. Nice Frenchie.

:thumbsup:

[FrenchieCat]

3. Thanks!

I sent a similar letter to my senators, my Governor, my Representative, and my President.

I'll be leaving in about an hour to go to the protest site and see what's up.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Thank you for your hard work, Frenchie.

[mmonk]

7. Stay safe.

[FrenchieCat]

9. That will be one of the goals!

Maybe I'll wear my conservative business attire and my glasses, with a sign that reads...."protest is all-American while there is no Honor in brutality!

[Bluenorthwest]

11. I knew you would do all of those things....

I wish I could be there too. This is just wrong. Thanks for going tonight. Peace.

[msongs]

2. good for you and good luck getting a reply....if any nt

[FrenchieCat]

5. I'm gonna be positive, and let them prove me otherwise......

[monmouth]

6. As usual Frenchie, beautifully written and spot on....n/t

[sabrina 1]

8. Good letter, thanks for the link also. I will write also.

Someone is going to get seriously hurt. If that had hit an elderly person, I think they would have most likely died. Or a child. Better to stop it now, than wait until someone loses their life.

[mmonk]

12. Yes. A time bomb ticking.

[Tx4obama]

10. K&R n/t

[FrenchieCat]

13. I just talked to my hubby, and he suggest that I not go to the site.....

until the week-end.
He feels that I might get hurt tonight,
because the situation is at a fever pitch
and he's not big into that.

He said saving the world is great,
but you've got to save your family first.

I kinda of argued with him, but in the end,
I've made the decision that I won't be going tonight after all,
although I'd like to. :(

[ellisonz]

14. Good work, Frenchie!

:yourock: