Friends say Scott Olsen released from hospital

[Fire Walk With Me]

http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy-oakland/ci_19315180?source=most_viewed

4:45 p.m. Friends say Scott Olsen discharged from hospital

Friends gathered at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza say Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old military vet who witnesses say was hit in the head with a tear-gas canister on the night of Oct. 25, is out of the hospital.

Olsen fractured his skull when police and protesters clashed the night after the Occupy Oakland camp was torn down by police.

Also speaking at the rally is Oscar Grant's uncle, Cephus Johnson, also a veteran.

(That's the full article)

[Auntie Bush]

1. Last I heard he wasn't able to speak. I wonder if he can now or if

he has to learn to talk again?

[gateley]

3. I was just going to pose the same question -- and just a few

minutes ago I was going to see if there was any update on him. Isn't DU great? :7

[Kaleko]

2. Glad to hear he's well enough to go home!

But reporting that "Olsen fractured his skull when police and protesters clashed," is so manipulative, it pisses me off all over again.

[lunatica]

4. I agree

I was going to post the same outrage but I saw your post.

[Tx4obama]

5. Was he sent home OR to a rehab facility ???

To work on his speech capabilities.

[kestrel91316]

7. If only his speech is affected, and maybe reading/writing, he can do outpatient rehab.

[Lars39]

6. Reporter's covering for the police action: "Olsen fractured his skull..."

instead of "Olsen's skull was fractured by..."

[Arctic Dave]

8. Now we know why they are serving "eviction notices".

Don't want a rally point for OWS Oakland.

The PTB have to shut it down before they gain a symbolic figure. Much like Bahrain tearing down the Pearl.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Also the 17th, large march approved by the GA

with them pesky hard hats

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. reuters took a few hours to run that story

I posted it earlier, typical

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Sorry, didn't see your earlier post

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. No problem pointing on the lag

he left at four something, and they ran it at nine thirty or so