Occupy Wall Street

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Your definition of beating is obviously quite different than most.

Being charged and knocked over, hit in the head with a truncheon and thrown to the ground, then being sat upon, while standing still passively accepting arrest with no resistance, for a misdemeanor, doesn't count as "beating" in your book?

You should teach at the police academy.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

Being charged and knocked over, hit in the head with a truncheon and thrown to the ground, then being sat upon, while standing still passively accepting arrest with no resistance, for a misdemeanor, doesn't count as "beating" in your book?

You should teach at the police academy.

Yeah they really Rodney King'ed them

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

Being charged and knocked over, hit in the head with a truncheon and thrown to the ground, then being sat upon, while standing still passively accepting arrest with no resistance, for a misdemeanor, doesn't count as "beating" in your book?

You should teach at the police academy.

that shi.t happens every day in every town and every city in every state. to protesters and non protesters alike.

the majority of Cops should be arrested.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

that shi.t happens every day in every town and every city in every state. to protesters and non protesters alike.

the majority of Cops should be arrested.

They all seem to be pretty darn laid back out in Liberal-land in Seattle, however

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

that shi.t happens every day in every town and every city in every state. to protesters and non protesters alike.

the majority of Cops should be arrested.

do you really think the cops on the street are the ones directing what happens? or do you suppose that perhaps the mayor gets a call, he calls the chief, and the officers on the street are given express orders....i'm figuring it's the latter.
the street cops and beat cops and sod's don't decide when to move on protesters.
my father was a policeman in d.c. for 20 years, and was at countless protests-and riots as well. he didn't decide when and where to do things, just like soldiers don't choose their plans of attack.

so, if you have a problem with how the police handle things, don't blame the peons, blame the brass.

edit~i saw riots post where she quotes the mayor of boston-helps prove my point.