Wounded protester Scott Olsen speaks

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Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq war veteran whose skull was fractured during an Occupy Oakland protest Oct. 25, returned Sunday to Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall, where he spoke on camera to Dave Morse, a reporter for Indybay.org. He seemed to be in good spirits and said he expected a “full recovery,” but wore a neck brace and admitted he was still having difficulty speaking.

Authorities are investigating what happened to Olsen, a Marine Corps veteran from Daly City who fell hard to the pavement in downtown Oakland. He was rushed to the hospital by fellow protesters as people around him clashed with officers who fired projectiles and deployed tear gas.

In his interview Sunday, Olsen said he did not know what had injured him, but said he had been “attacked” while demonstrating against the removal of Occupy Oakland’s encampment that morning.

“I had my phone out,” Olsen said. “I was texting something to a friend of mine, and the next thing I know I’m down on the ground and there are people above me trying to help me. And they ended up carrying me away.”

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http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2011/11/28/wounded-protester-scott-olsen-speaks/?tsp=1

[zonkers]

1. They sure fucked him up, poor guy. Thank God he's as good as he is.

I love this man.

[kestrel91316]

2. He communicates quite adequately! And he is only going to improve over the

coming months. I think he's gonna be fine, just maybe prone to stumbling over some words, but that's not any big deal.

YAY SCOTT!!!!

[DCKit]

4. I had a concussion at age 9 and dealt with the effects for another six years.

Hell, I've probably still got some issues, but how would I know?

Head injuries are serious shit.

[AntiFascist]

3. Wishing him all the best...and hope for a quick, complete recovery! n/t

[T S Justly]

5. Rest easy, American Hero (nt)

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. K&R

[patrick t. cakes]

7. shitty reporting by design. this is not what happenend...

Authorities are investigating what happened to Olsen, a Marine Corps veteran from Daly City who fell hard to the pavement in downtown Oakland. He was rushed to the hospital by fellow protesters as people around him clashed with officers who fired projectiles and deployed tear gas.

He fell to the ground because he was shot in the head by police. This "journalist" is implying the hard fall caused his injuries. Also, the unarmed people around him were attempting to help/rescue him while a worthless pig shot another grenade into them.

[Huey P. Long]

8. Posted By: Demian Bulwa Email

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There is video tape of the incident. This 'reporter' needs to hear from people, imo.

[woo me with science]

9. +1

[PotatoChip]

11. I picked up on that too

This subtle and sometimes blatant spin on the facts by the MSM is infuriating. I realize that this is nothing new (how can we forget the lead-up to Iraq, for example)-- But it just seems to be getting worse.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Scott Olsen. He's a true hero.

[woo me with science]

10. K&R What a disgrace, that this was done to him,

and that our President still cannot bring himself to condemn the violence.

Even as we ship tons of tear gas to Egypt...Good god.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php/harveywasserman.com/bcnews.go.com/en.wikipedia.org/www.leftyblogs.com/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2396397