Dear Oakland Mayor Quan, you do not need to call me, here is MY response to YOUR demands

[kpete]

Dear Oakland Mayor Quan, you do not need to call me, here is MY response to YOUR demands
MinistryOfTruth

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No, Mayor Quan, I will not denounce OccupyOakland as a whole for the actions of a few unlawful individuals, but I will denounce the Oakland Mayor's office and the Oakland Police Department for totally bungling the police response to Occupy Oakland every step of the way. The moment the Oakland PD fires tear gas at a crowd they are in the wrong, no matter what the circumstances. I will not condemn the people of Oakland for being tear gassed and beaten at random in their own streets. I will instead condemn the Mayor and Police Leadership of Oakland for allowing the people of Oakland to be tear gassed and beaten at random in their own streets.

But there is one way you can take responsibility for what has happened in the streets of Oakland under your tenure as Mayor, Madame Quan. Resign. Immediately.

Until then, there can be no negotiations, there can be no demand to meet, because just like the OccupyOakland protests it appears the city of Oakland has no leaders either, and therefore, I nor anyone else can meet your demands.

Because the beatings can not be allowed to continue until morale improves.

Peace and love to all,

Jesse LaGreca


the rest:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/31/1059954/-Dear-Oakland-Mayor-Quan,-you-do-not-need-to-call-me,-here-is-MY-response-to-YOUR-demands?via=siderec

[think]

1. K&R Well worth reading the whole letter & opinion piece /nt

[gratuitous]

2. Wow, how backwards can you get?

Everyone in the Occupy group is totally responsible for every action taken by every person present, but the Mayor and her Police are totally blameless and cannot be responsible for even their own actions. Why can't you dirty fucking hippies understand that? Damn!

[movonne]

3. I love Jesse....I follow him at DK..this is a

good read..