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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:16 PM
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Dear OPD and Your Mayor, Does this make you proud?



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laylah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:17 PM
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1. OMG!
:cry:
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 08:25 AM
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27. It has been pointed out downthread that the 1st picture is NOT from the OWS Oakland protest
The OP must want the attention but not the burden of being honest.

Cheers!
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 08:34 AM
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28. Should have shown the other rubber bullet wounds I saw on TV last night.
They were awful too.
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 08:37 AM
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29. Here is some more direct reporting from on the scene.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2186619&mesg_id=2186619
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:22 PM
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2. Horrific
Edited on Wed Oct-26-11 02:24 PM by avaistheone1
Are these injuries from rubber bullets?

It looking like Tiananmen Square only this time in Oakland.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:25 PM
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4. Rubber bullets can kill at short range
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:23 PM
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3. My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountainside,
Let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees,
Sweet freedom’s song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our fathers’ God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:28 PM
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5. Sorry
It doesn't apply anymore...when the police can do this and the media covers for them...it's just the beginning!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:35 PM
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8. I know. But I do love poignant irony.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:34 PM
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7. Hm. The first pic is from 2003.
When Jerry Brown was mayor. Are you asking him?
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 03:17 PM
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11. This one is from last night:


http://www.thefastertimes.com/news/2011/10/26/oakland-police-department-and-protesters-face-off-at-occupy-oakland/

"Many protesters dispute the OPD’s claim that the tear gas was used in self-defense. They say that protesters began throwing things at police only after they were attacked with tear gas. If the police were truthful about being provoked into their initial use of tear gas, they have since destroyed their credibility by lying about the use of rubber bullets and flash grenades."
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 03:20 PM
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12. Yes. But I'm doubtful a pic from 2003 illuminates this issue.
Edited on Wed Oct-26-11 03:24 PM by Robb
Especially when not clearly captioned as such. Do you disagree?

Edited to add: the woman in the picture is an anti-war protester who stood with longshoremen in April 2003, and was one of many hit with a bean bag round.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 04:07 PM
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14. It could be captioned to explain "goes to intent". Here is GRAPHIC pic, Scott Olsen:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2053502/Occupy-Oakland-protests-Marine-veteran-shot-face-police-rubber-bullet.html
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 04:09 PM
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15. Yes, it could have been. And pity it wasn't.
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kenfrequed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 09:13 AM
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30. Hmm
Is it pity or concern you feel?
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:38 PM
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9. Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Vet During Occupy March
Edited on Wed Oct-26-11 02:40 PM by Fire Walk With Me
The local police's use of force seriously injured an Occupy activist and Iraq War veteran.

Scott Olsen, 24, remains sedated on a respirator, in stable but critical condition at Oakland’s Highland Hospital after being hit in the head with a police projectile.

When reached at her Wisconsin home, Sandra Olsen, Scott's mother, told HuffPost that her son's condition was serious. "He has a head injury," she said. "They are still trying to figure it out with him. I don't want to tie up the phone line. He's not in the best shape."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/iraq-vet-oakland-police-tear-gas_n_1033159.html
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 02:44 PM
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10. +1
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Hosnon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 04:02 PM
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13. Fucking pathetic. Any cop who acts this way to an unarmed U.S. citizen exercising
1st Amendment rights is fucking pathetic.
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 04:13 PM
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16. policeone members comment!
http://www.policeone.com/Crowd-Control/articles/4541474-Patience-tested-over-waste-crime-at-protest-sites/

:puke:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 05:09 PM
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20. Ugh. facepalm
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dionysus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 07:13 PM
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22. i wonder how many of those from that site are cops vs freepers pretending to be cops vs mall cops...
Edited on Wed Oct-26-11 07:14 PM by dionysus
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piratefish08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 05:57 AM
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24. what a bunch of sick fucks - did you read the comments?
now i remember why i fucking hate pigs.

i forgot for the last few years...................
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RoccoR5955 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 04:14 PM
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17. No pride in attacking unarmed citizens.
They are just cowards, plain and simple. One of their agents tosses a bottle from within the crowd, and all of a sudden they can use gas and rubber bullets in defense? What a load of crap. Especially when they plant people in the crowd to instigate, and see that people get violent.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 05:06 PM
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18. Police flash-bomb people attempting to help Scott Olsen, video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZLyUK0t0vQ
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 05:08 PM
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19. that first photo is from 2003. It was a peace march in Oakland. Same MO from the police
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 07:07 PM
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21. Really? Oh dang!
Sorry.
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 05:53 AM
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23. You're not very honest are you?
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 08:23 AM
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26. I agree Lunatica.
the OP is bullshit.
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 08:22 AM
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25. UNREC
Why would you knowingly post a picture that was from a completely different event?

Go away now!
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bigmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 12:56 PM
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31. The OP is about Oakland Police Department behavior.
All the photos show incidents of OPD violent behavior against citizens. You're quibbling, and getting angry behind it. What's up?
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