There is no honor in this--Sgt. Shamar Thomas USMC ***GRAPHIC***PIC****

[one_voice]

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. What the fuck is wrong with the police?

[Frustratedlady]

2. That poor guy. I hope he pulls out of this, but it sure doesn't look good.

Bless his heart for trying. Strong thoughts heading his way for a complete recovery. I am totally disgusted and hope something is done to stop this madness.

[grasswire]

4. I thought he was going to be on Countdown tonight?

Am I confusing him with someone else?

[dogknob]

5. his roommate

[Skidmore]

6. His friend was on Countdown, a guy he had served in Iraq with and who

was at the protest with him at the time he was injured.

[MedleyMisty]

7. His roommate is on Countdown

He's sedated and on a ventilator. And I heard something about a surgery soon?

[one_voice]

9. I think it was his roommate that was going to be on...

countdown. He's in the hospital critical but stable.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. The right of the people peaceably to assemble. nt.

[Aerows]

8. "There is no honor in this"

Say it loud, say it for the future of our children. There is no honor in this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. You can ALWAYS count on the police to lie, attempt a coverup, deny, blame the victims.

It is a consistent pattern, a predictable pattern.
And OWS and all of us need to stay on the Oakland Police Dept, emailing and calling every day if necessary.
Remember, they are supposed to be under the supervision of the Feds due to past crimes.

Mayor Jean Quan
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
phone: [phone]
Link to online email contact form:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/contactmayor.asp


Oakland Police Department
Howard Jordan
Interim Chief of Police
* [phone]
250 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Oakland, CA 94612

Note: Jordan is interim chief because former Chief Batts resigned on the 11th of this month.

So far, this is Oakland Police Dept reaction:
Acting Chief Howard Jordan said the incident is under investigation by Internal Affairs,
Office of Investigator General, Alameda County District Attorney's Office and the federal monitor that oversees Oakland police as a part of the settlement police corruption lawsuit. Oakland police will also review its training, policies and procedures.

He said Oakland police used bean bags and gas but do not use or have rubber bullets or wooden dowels.
It is possible that other agencies did, he said. More than a dozen from across Northern California assisted Oakland police under what is called a mutual aid agreement. They are, however, required to comply with Oakland policies.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19199894

[Aerows]

11. This makes me angry beyond belief

How can you treat people like this? How can you treat a veteran like this? The man has a fractured skull from a tear gas canister. This is LUNACY to treat American citizens like this.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

12. It's lunacy to treat ANYONE like this. n/t

[Odin2005]

13. K&R