A TRUE HERO has ARISEN!!!

[yoyossarian]

Shamar Thomas, Iraq veteran, takes on the entire NYPD and WINS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEHcOc0Sys

Ya gotta see this dude!

[flamingdem]

1. he didn't need a microphone to reach times square!

nt

[elleng]

2. Yes. On Lawrence Show.

[GoCubsGo]

42. Keith had him on, too.

You can watch the interview at currenttv.com. It's well worth the time.

[IDemo]

3. I think he could have dropped those cops for 50 pushups n/t

[artms]

57. Not a Nutcase

My son has done two tours to Iraq and is currently deployed to Afghanistan. Watching this man speak with such clarity and conviction is very familiar to me and no doubt to many others have experienced the short fuse that veterans have for people who are treated unfairly. Anyone who has been in combat has a unique perspective and sensitivity that we civilians should respect and honour. I thank him for his service.

[jwirr]

67. Yes, he was an obvious leader and had cops in blue heading him

with real respect. It was almost funny watching the white shirts trying to get their men back under their control. I am also certain that if the cops had made a move that the protesters would have moved to protect him and all hell would have broken loose.

This young soldier is a man to be respected.

[greytdemocrat]

4. Looked like a nutcase with a sound bite. n/t

[IDemo]

6. "Nutcase" = cracking someone over the head with a nightstick who hasn't threatened you.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. He gave his name, you could probably find him & tell him.

[greytdemocrat]

11. IF he is a legit Sgt

I thank him for his service. That he was acting like a nut
is not excused. I saw a supposed serviceman acting like an
out of control kook. I saw the NYPD acting restrained and
embarrassed this joker was putting on a show for the cameras.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. Oh, I'm sure it'll come out whether he's legit, and if he is then

you can find him and thank him and apologize.

[greytdemocrat]

15. I hope he is legit

There has been a lot of jokers saying they were ex or current serving mil
who turn out to be fake.

I have nothing to apologize for. He was, in my eye, clearly
acting for the cameras. Watch it again. His "outrage" looks
produced to me.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. Your bullshit looks produced to me.

[greytdemocrat]

18. It's just my opinion.

You're quite naive if you believe everything
you see on YouTube.

[me b zola]

23. The only opinions conservatives have are given to them by Limbaugh

so it seems like you have just borrowed an opinion

[A-Schwarzenegger]

24. I believe that man was speaking the truth as he felt it & saw it

from his heart & soul, that he had just seen cops
roughing up people, and his passion came from trying
to relate his service and the Constitution and what he
saw and experienced overseas and in NYC. He speaks for me.
That you can make such detached and smug and comfy comments
in the face of what is happening in this country and this world,
that you fail to hear the rough truth he was declaring to those
shamed cops speaks to your own mental & spiritual state.

[ret5hd]

40. Do you believe it now???

C'mon, cofession is good for the soul! :rofl:

[Downtown Hound]

41. Oh, so you have absolutely no evidence that this man is a fake

And you call others naive? You are a clown.

This guy is all over the news. If he was not legit he would have been exposed by now.

Oh and as for him "sounding like a kook," have you ever been to a protest and witnessed police brutality? I have. And I can tell you that it makes your blood boil. I've had to fight back urges to rush the cops before and start beating the shit out of them.

Not everyone is an emotionless drone like you seem to be. Some people out there still get impassioned when they see injustice happening.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

59. And I can say from being a part of the OWS protests that it's also scary.

Yes, most of the police are under control and even have a sense of humor about it. But the ones that aren't are very aggressive. And they have guns and night sticks and we don't. You can imagine them listening to right wing radio and getting a good rage going before they show up to confront liberals who hate this country. It's a scary sight to see them running toward something, knowing that someone could be on the verge of getting beaten up.

[Raster]

54. I second that.

[shraby]

20. I've found that most of the ones pretending to be vets

have turned out to be republicans. They like to talk the talk, but walk the walk?? Not a chance.

[yoyossarian]

28. What about the cops' shame? Did that look produced to you?

n/t

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[FarLeftFist]

36. You're underestimating the sheer passion that is taking place at these events.

People are angry about a WHOLE LOTTA things, and finally having a public forum to speak it. They are sick of watching this become a militarized police state with police brutality because people are voicing their opinions in a peaceful manner.

[Tsiyu]

48. There HAS been?

Since the word jokers is a plural noun, you used the wrong verb phrase.

"Have been" "Have been" "Have been"


People often give themselves away here with their consistent lack of subject/verb agreement. It's a sign of a very limited intellect.

Just sayin'

[bvar22]

49. "He was, in my eye, clearly acting for the cameras."

I'm really glad I don't have your eyes.
I saw a Hero & a Patriot.

Even IF he was "acting for the cameras",
it was the Right Act,
and he wins my applause and support.

HIS message should be repeated Over & OVER by THOUSANDS straight into the faces of those armed with batons, mace, and Guns who are acting in the interests of the Top 1% by delivering Beat Downs to American Citizens.



You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.

Solidarity!
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[bigmonkey]

53. He's "producing" the outrage to call out the humanity of the police.

Look in the eyes of the police who are telling him to "move along". Clear hatred in some of those eyes. He's trying to break through their façade of respectability, and their fascistic rule-bound behavior. That's why he keeps harping on "there's no honor in this". The police have weapons and bullhorns, all he has, assuming he's legit, is his humanity and his voice.

You might consider whether the politeness you're requesting of protesters would make it impossible for them to do anything except knuckle under silently. Is that what you actually want?

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[jwirr]

69. Most of those are politicians.

[NICO9000]

72. He seemed to have an awful lot of fake medals on his shirt for a "fraud"

Dude, you are the joke here. This man spoke clearly and emotionally to the people who need to hear what he has to say.

Hope you've earned the 50 cents per post the Kock Bros are paying your trolling ass.

[EFerrari]

13. Yeah, it's pretty crazy in today's America to remind cops

their job is to protect citizens and not to abuse and beat them. What a wack job.

[BanzaiBonnie]

14. Tad judgemental...

He had just witnessed people being pulled out of the crowd and beat down. What he did is a time honored tradition. Shaming the police and reminding them of their duty to protect and defend.

[SalviaBlue]

30. He looked/sounded perfectly sane to me.

The insane are those who shrug thier shoulders at the cop's behavior, which is completely unacceptable (and insane). There are times when raising your voice and stomping your feet is called for. This is one of them.

His behavior is appropriate and HEROIC.

[ohheckyeah]

33. I guess

Patrick Henry was a nut, too.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! 5

[jwirr]

68. You saw a soldier standing up for the things he went to Iraq to fight

for. And it was not so that the police in NYC or anywhere else could take away a US citizen's freedom of speech.

I think you are mistaking the loudness of his voice (which is used to command soldiers)for being nutty. I suspect every good Sargent knows that the first order of command is to get their attention and then to keep it. That is what he did to these policemen and they recognized it.

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[L0oniX]

31. Yea well that "nutcase" is on Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann.

[piratefish08]

38. he's easily found - let him know how you feel!

[H2O Man]

43. not

[WilliamPitt]

45. That's an awful lot of Fail for so short a sentence.

[LanternWaste]

47. What precisely leads you to the conclusion he's a "nutcase"...

What precisely (and with relevance) leads you to the conclusion he's a "nutcase", and precisely how do you yourself define "soundbite"?

[backscatter712]

56. What's nutty about telling the NYPD to stop physically assaulting unarmed and nonviolent people? n/t

[ooglymoogly]

58. Yes its true...a nutcase is someone who thinks admirable characters around him

are nutcases....you can usually tell the real nutcases as they shout out their insanity by having an R after their name.

[SemperEadem]

63. you look/sound intimidated to me.

What is the most heroic thing you did for others not related to you today, other than sit behind your computer screen, furiously posting that stinking pile of snark and mistaking it for glib brilliance?

[20score]

65. Damn. Behind every silver lining there's a cloud, right?

[Patchuli]

66. We're all "nutcases" these days

That's what happens when the oligarchy $hits on you long enough.

Welcome to DU but if you're here to cause trouble, may your stay be brief.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. Wow.

I wasnt just impressed by that, I wept.

[Raster]

55. As did I. "There is no honor in attacking these citizens."

Bless His Heart.

[jwirr]

70. Yes, it was one of the most powerful things I have ever seen.

[monmouth]

7. I thought he was great. The cops looked little and scared of him...n/t

[dionysus]

dupe

[dionysus]

44. seeing as he towered over all of them, i would be too if i was them...

[monmouth]

51. Oh, I wasn't talking about height or stature...they just looked "small."...n/t

[dionysus]

52. that too, yeah he embarrassed the hell out them.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. K&R!

[Odin2005]

10. K&R!

[laylah]

17. Semper Fi! K&R!

[mod mom]

21. Posted to FB. I hope this goes viral! rec'd

[L0oniX]

22. BACK OFF NYPD! ...the pigs knew that video of them beating on a vet would bite them in the arse.

[Leftist Agitator]

25. Lol.

The pigs knew that he would royally fuck them up. That dude is a fucking monster.

[Fire Walk With Me]

26. Exactly the sort of person we need defending America, from inside and out!

[elocs]

27. Story (from this morning) is now on the DU home page with 170 Recs:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x625787

[Fire Walk With Me]

32. 186 now!

[Fuzz]

29. I think it's obvious THIS particular protester is NOT smoking pot.

[ohheckyeah]

34. Lawrence O'Donnell

just had the video on and read a statement from Shamar Thomas. Here is his statement:

I took an Oath that I live by. am NOT anti-NYPD. I am anti- Police Brutality. I am no longer under contract with the USMC so I do NOT have to follow military uniform regulations. I DON’T affiliate myself with ANY GROUPS or POLITICAL ORG. I affiliate myself with the AMERICAN PEOPLE that’s it. I REFUSE to affiliate with anything that SEPARATES. There is an obvious problem in the country and PEACEFUL PEOPLE should be allowed to PROTEST without Brutality. I was involved in a RIOT in Rutbah, Iraq 2004 and we did NOT treat the Iraqi citizens like they are treating the unarmed civilians in our OWN Country. No one was brutalized because our mission was to ‘WIN the hearts and minds.’ why should I expect anything less in my OWN Country.

http://leftwingnutjob.net/2011/10/sgt-shamar-thomas-powerful-statement-against-police-brutality-to-the-nypd/

[leveymg]

37. "There were giants in the Earth in those days." One has arisen.

By comparison, the cops seemed so puny, particularly the white shirt with the bullhorn.

[ThatsMyBarack]

39. Shamar rocks!

Takes my breath away! :wow: :applause: :patriot:

[Hepburn]

46. I watched the video on Rachel yesterday...

...this guy deserves a medal for telling those assholes exactly what is!

:applause:

[Fire Walk With Me]

50. The cops look ashamed because they know they are being shameful!

[DMNinFL]

60. OMG what a stir..............

this young man has made. Other righty Marines are already calling him a "unfit shytbird". You can smell the fear in the right this fellow has brought on. I simply love it. Also, look at the cops in the video. You can almost see what is on their minds:

"This guy is right.
I hope the supervisor doesn't
order that we take this guy down.
I wonder how many will back away from the order.
If enough guys back away then I will too.
Please, please, please don't give the
order to take this guy down."

I bookmarked this video.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

64. Superb mindreading!

:hi:

[myrna minx]

61. K&R n/t

[NICO9000]

71. I love him!

Now this is what a real American hero looks like! It was incredibly brave of him to speak truth to power like that. God bless Sgt. Thomas!

:yourock:

[Fire Walk With Me]

73. Kick to the top