When I think of the police attacks on OWS I think of this part of the movie "Gandhi"

[county worker]

Government advocate: General Dyer, is it correct that you ordered your troops to fire at the thickest part of the crowd?
Gen. Dyer: That is so.
Government advocate: One thousand five hundred and sixteen casualties with one thousand six hundred and fifty bullets.
Gen. Dyer: My intention was to inflict a lesson that would have an impact throughout all India.
Indian barrister: General, had you been able to take in the armored car, would you have opened fire with the machine gun?
Gen. Dyer: I think, probably, yes.
Lord Hunter: General, did you realize there were children, and women, in the crowd?
Gen. Dyer: I did.
Government advocate: But that was irrelevant to the point you were making?
Gen. Dyer: That is correct!
Government advocate: Could I ask you what provision you made for the wounded?
Gen. Dyer: I was ready to help any who applied.
Government advocate: General, how does a child shot with a 303 Lee-Enfield "apply" for help?
Gen. Dyer:

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There are lots of great lines here that apply to OWS

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/quotes

[TexasProgresive]

1. I hate it to be so but there will have to be blood

before the Occupy movement will tip public opinion. And it has to be as Gandhi and Dr. King preached, non-violence on our part. Remember the Salt march or even Kent State. The Kent State shootings by the Nat'l Guard did more to end the Vietnam war than anything else I can think.