Free speech for corporations, but Oaklanders get shot in the face

[MannyGoldstein]

I just came home from work and I get to watch videos of a fellow getting shot in the head while exercising the basic Constitutional rights that he thought he'd gone to war for.

And you think our politicians give a flying fuck? Other than figuring out how to scam votes and cash off of it?

Wake up people. We're on our own.

[Odin2005]

1. K&R

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. K&R!

[Autumn]

3. K/R

:dem:

[City Lights]

4. K&R!

[NutmegYankee]

5. K&R!

[ProSense]

6. Good luck!

The Republicans (at least seven of them) are trying to convince people they have a solution.



Income for top one percent 'grew by 275 percent' in the past 28 years

[MannyGoldstein]

10. A solution to getting shot in the head?

This is bipartisan: neither elected Republicans nor Democrats seem to have a beef with folks getting brutalized for exercising their Constitutional freedoms.

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r

[riderinthestorm]

8. The 1st politician who takes this slogan up gets some serious campaign cash from me.

I won't hold my breath....

A really good point Manny. K and R

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. And not one damn word from any politician today. At least I haven't heard anyone speak out

against this crap. :grr:

[piratefish08]

11. K&R

[Enthusiast]

12. K&R

"Wake up people."

[azul]

13. Money shouts down people exercising rights,

with bullets and jail. Legally.

Somehow corporate money has bought the people's government.

[MannyGoldstein]

15. +1000

Perfectly stated.

[AsahinaKimi]

14. 'We're on our own."

Indeed, we are.

[EFerrari]

16. Another angle is cops from all around the bay area went to Oakland

to make war on its citizens that night for no fucking reason. Before they got there, Occupy Oakland was perfectly quiet. There was no problem there. So, we can't only blame JeanQuan and the OPD because they had PLENTY of willing assistance. The attitude is universal. We're on our own, all right.

[azul]

18. But the local people pay the PD's salaries.

From whom then do they take orders?

[EFerrari]

21. Local people pay all the PDs and Sherrif deputies' salaries.

I don't think people in Hayward or San Francisco or Fremont want to pay LeO's to assault peaceful protesters in Oakland. In fact, this is a good point. I need to call San Jose and ask if they plan to cooperate with attacks on occupations in other cities. :thumbsup:

As for who gives the orders, in Oakland, the Mayor and the PD both ducked the question. But all those other agencies didn't show up by accident. That happens pretty rarely. I can't remember another time when they amassed in this way except once for a funeral procession for a fallen officer.

[TBF]

17. K&R nt

[66 dmhlt]

19. It would seem that way ...

[woo me with science]

20. K&R

[PurgedVoter]

22. K&R NT

[slay]

23. Excellent post Manny

k&r

[yardwork]

24. If anyone disagrees with this, I'd like to hear their reasoning.

[etherealtruth]

25. This can't be recommended enough

[rhett o rick]

26. r&k

[louslobbs]

27. K&R

Lou