Occupy Wall Street’s Media Team Arrested, Secretly Film Events In Back of Police Van

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By Drew Grant
http://www.observer.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-streets-media-team-arrested-film-in-back-of-police-van-video/

Included in the arrests tonight following the Occupy Wall Street’s Megamarch was the self-identified OWS “media team.” Uploaded 17 minutes ago from a YouTube account named OCCUPYWORLD, the video shows several young men in the back of a squad car, one of whom apparently remained un-cuffed.

It is unclear if all the men were even part of the protest. One of the men is outfitted in a nice suit and not looking like much of a threat to anyone. He recounts how, despite not resisting arrest, “three or for (policemen) threw me violently to the ground, my glasses nearly broke in half. They threw a baton on my back, as hard as they fucking could. I was on the sidewalk…I was just in the financial district.” He is then told to “Shut the fuck up,” as to apparently not raise police suspicions that a video was being taken in the back of a paddy wagon.

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Update: After calling the number that briefly flashes across the screen, we got a hold of Sam Cohen, the attorney for the law office of Wylie M. Steckhow whom we previously profiled at OWS. He said he was unable to give out any information or names of those arrested. At the very least, we know these kids have a lawyer.

video at link

[xchrom]

1. Recommend

[qb]

2. The NYPD is sloppily amassing a lot of evidence that will be used against them.

[Occulus]

3. Every bit of it streamed live.

It's almost as though they don't understand how the technology works.

They may not. Many workplaces ban the use of cellphones and smartphones without the 'managers' really understanding their capabilities. Angry or abused workers (or in this case, protesters being arrested) can and most certainly do use these tools against them, to devastating effect.

I approve of this. The NYPD is awarded no points.

[mrarundale]

4. who is going to pay for the NYPD lawyers?

not wall street

[krispos42]

5. Counter-terrorism federal funds

Or at least, that's what the fuzz did when they were repressing dissent during the GOP conventions.


That might have been in St. Paul, though. Same principle