Video of cops beating protesters with batons (warning kind of graphic)

[Aerows]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpOMlDVaXzc

[RKP5637]

1. It's always the same SH**. Do a peaceful protest and the cops beat on you. The

tea baggers carry guns, the whole bit, and Oh, that's OK. Sure tells me something about our democracy.

[Aerows]

2. That's what upsets me

All these idiots saying the OWS protesters are "intimidating" and a "mob", while cops beat them with batons and pepper spray netted women that aren't doing anything. Meanwhile, the baggers converge on town halls with automatic rifles, and guns - but that's just "freedom".

That double standard is a HUGE part of the problem in our country - it's clearly the corporate message that it's virtuous and patriotic to intimidate, punish, arrest and threaten people that want a better life for us all.

[drdtroit]

3. Fascism on full display!

[Aerows]

9. Exactly n/t

[newspeak]

14. teabaggers with their guns for intimidation

remind me of the brownshirts who strutted around intimidating citizens. Some may come down on me with that remark, but it does remind me of the intimidation tactics of the brownshirts, and when they ruffed up one of those undesirables or a sssssoshilist, the cops usually turned a blind eye.

[RKP5637]

20. It's all the same IMO ... different people, different times, different clothes, but

underneath it's all the same, the same type of people, the authoritarians loving suppression of others by any tactic handy and welcoming the opportunity and the brutality as needed.

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. Those bastards. White Shirted thug swinging his baton with both hands.

Damn, damn, damn.

[Aerows]

8. None of the others felt "threatened" like that, either

Once again, it's a rogue white shirt out of control.

[AtomicKitten]

5. Damn there is a huge police presence. They are bastards for using force against a peaceful protest.

[Aerows]

6. And once again

It's one rogue white shirt. None of the others were doing it - it's just one who lost his shit and started beating people at random. He has no business being there, just like that Tony Bologna had no business being there, because they get on power trips.

[AtomicKitten]

13. Somebody needs to put him on a short leash. Shame on him.

[newspeak]

23. he doesn't deserve to be a police officer

if he's using both hands, it seems he wants to really hurt someone. The guy has got to be a sick minded abusive personality.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Police contact numbers:

Please call:

1st Precinct: [phone]
NYPD Switchboard: [phone]
NYPD Central Booking: [phone]
NYPD Internal Affairs: [phone]
Mayor Bloomberg: +1 (212) NEW-YORK or [phone]

[markpkessinger]

18. I don't think contacting the police, or Bloomberg, will do any good...

... I think we need to begin bombarding our representatives on City Council, as well as our State legislators, the Governor and our Congressional Representatives. The NYPD must be brought to heel in all of this.

[avaistheone1]

10. The white shirts (brown shirts) must be all puffed up today after receiving

a most generous donation from JP Morgan to one of their police organizations.

New York Police are looking like violent thugs.
Who are the terrorists now?



k&r

[RKP5637]

26. Cops bought by Corporatism just like congress, TPTB. n/t

[Renew Deal]

11. What was that all about?

It looked like the cops were trying to clear space the hard way. WTF?

[Aerows]

16. They've gone crazy, is all I can tell

Or they are on orders to try and start a riot. In the old days, before cameras, the story would have been that they were assaulted, I'm sure.

[RKP5637]

29. I'm sure they're probably already talking about it in their strategy meetings about how

to handle the protests and sway public opinion against OWS. We're lucky there are so many types of video recording devices today highly portable and on the street.

[dana_b]

12. LOOK at this one too!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBxPzhXFT6c

a cop talking about getting to use his nightstick - "hopefully!

disgusting!!

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Download that if you can, who knows if it will get pulled.

Disgusting.

[Logical]

27. It is amazing how tough these assholes are against unarmed citizens.

Cowards and bully's. It is that simple.

[RKP5637]

32. What a Dumb Fuck Pig Thug. n/t

[Renew Deal]

41. That guy isn't very sharp.

[Kurovski]

15. K&R. (nt)

[PufPuf23]

17. My emotional reaction is for the OWS peeps to identify

a baton twirler and "kettle" the facist pig into the crowd and stomp their ass until they don't get up.

I say this as a non-violent person.

[RKP5637]

22. That is just what they are hoping will happen, then they can unleash untold

violence against the protesters. At Kent State they opened fire and murdered students.

[Aerows]

25. And had there been cameras back then

It is highly likely that they were the ones that initiated the violence in the first place. Now, however, we can see who started what.

[PufPuf23]

30. I agree and the violence will be worse than the Vietnam years,

if OWC does not peter out and is successful.

I went to many Vietnam era protests in San Francisco and Berkeley and a George Wallace POTUS rally where there were probably as many SF Tact squad as actual Wallace supporters.

[RKP5637]

35. They have such a technical advantage now to intimidate and suppress people, they

have not even begun to use their hi-tech tools(toys) yet for crowd control. It really gets disgusting to see what has happened so far just to peaceful protests.

[PufPuf23]

38. Again I agree.

The reality is that OWC will get ugly to have the desired impact to get the USA back to a positive trajectory for most People.

I will I was much closer and healthier so could join.

[RKP5637]

39. Fortunately we can at least be supportive today via the Internet, far better than

what we had during the Vietnam protests for people that could not be there. I was watching the live feeds and the chat feeds, the support was so incredible for OWS.

[Fire Walk With Me]

21. Sickening!

[PETRUS]

24. I knew this was coming, but I weep anyway. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

28. Kick against the pricks

[Shagbark Hickory]

31. There's more camera flashes than the on The Red Carpet.

Glad it's getting documented. This is going to be very expensive for the NYPD.

[Aerows]

33. Considering the 4.6 million they got from JP Morgan

It likely won't matter.

[Shagbark Hickory]

34. That's nothing. That's 4 or 5 brutality settlements. Minimum.

And that's to say nothing of all the costs of trying all these cases.

[Aerows]

37. Fox News NY is reporting that two of their crew got maced and batoned

When you are macing and hitting camera crews for Fox and they dare to report it, you are right. This is going to get mighty expensive.

Here's the link for reference: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/occupy-wall-street-protest-broadens-scope-20111005#ixzz1ZxrheLZ0

There's a post up about it in another thread.

[Shagbark Hickory]

42. I saw that. I meant maximum by the way, not minimum.

The people of NYC are going to be left with the tab for this.

[backscatter712]

36. Paging Anonymous: DOX HIS ASS!!!

I mean it. Full dox. Social Security number, home phone number, home address, credit cards, everything.

Including family.

Make it so they're getting b/tards troll-calling him at 3 in the morning, make it so teenagers are fucking with his credit.

WRECK HIM!!!

[backscatter712]

40. Here's a start... This thug's name is Connolly...

It's right below his badge...

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