"The Oakland officer who shot Scott Olsen" ?

[Fire Walk With Me]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahs28/pictureof-the-oakland-officer-that-shot-scott-olse-1yzj

The Oakland Officer That Shot Scott Olsen ESU Officer Bergstresser who shot Veterans for Peace protestor Scott Olsen in the face with teargas grenade.

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I for one am going to need a bit more information and context but this may be a good start?

[yardwork]

1. Shot him from behind, in the back of the head, according to the video and analysis at link.

Says that the same person shot Olsen and then threw the flash-bang or teargas at people rushing to help Olsen. Video shows Olsen standing still, with his back to the cop who shot him in the head. No provocation whatsoever.

What is the ESU?

[RoccoR5955]

10. From what I can acertain

ESU=Emergency Services Unit, or Elite Strike Unit
acronymfinder.com is your friend here.

In his case I would call him Evolutionary Suppressed Unit

[yardwork]

11. Yes, it looks like Emergency Services Unit in the San Francisco Sheriff's Department

Part of Homeland Security. I found various sites using google.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Sheriff's_Department

[coalition_unwilling]

43. Point of clarification: would that be 'San Franciso County

Sheriff's Department' as opposed to city of SF Police Department?

City of Oakland is in Alameda County and city of San Francisco is in San Francisco County, so jurisdictions and appellations can get confusing in a hurry.

[lumberjack_jeff]

34. The wound is on his forehead. n/t

[yardwork]

2. Interesting post in the comments section

The one-two tactic being used here (5+ / 0-)
is one that I commonly use when playing first person shooters (video games) where there are NPC (non-player characters) who react to somebody being shot by moving toward the victim (which is a common reaction).

The original shot is actually intended to draw participants into a tight crowd which can then be targeted with a AOE (area of effect) weapon such as a grenade.

These sorts of games are also commonly used as training tools both in the military and civilian law enforcement simply because of the very accurate physics models and NPC behaviors.

I find it hard to believe that the followup attack was not planned before he even shot Scott.

[kestrel91316]

5. Yeah, they specifically shot him to take him down, waited until people rushed

in to help him, and then assaulted THEM.

Exactly like terrorists do. They set off a small bomb, wait for crowds and first responders to gather, and then set off the big one.

[yardwork]

6. And it sounds like he was trained in that tactic.

[EFerrari]

18. That's horrendous. This guy needs to go down. nt

[yardwork]

21. I think that he may have been trained and placed there to do exactly what he did.

[KittyWampus]

37. If so, I'd rather see his commanding officer who gave the orders get nailed.

[glinda]

27. He is trained to do a job when he gets there. People in this Country take note.

[glinda]

26. well isn't that lovely

not

[Generic Other]

49. So avoid the crowd if someone shoots these stun grenades or whatever they are?

I am afraid of the sort of weapons my fellow citizens are willing to use against me for expressing my dissent.

[Exultant Democracy]

3. Oh shit, here comes your 15 minutes of fame thug.

Powers that be, throw him to the dogs.

[KT2000]

4. Looks like

he was San Francisco Sheriff Dept.?

[kestrel91316]

7. Photo shows insignia: "San Francisco (illegible) Sheriff".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Sheriff's_Department

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The San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) is the sheriff's department for the City and County of San Francisco. The department has 850 deputized personnel, and support staff.
The primary function of the SFSD is to operate the system of county jails where there is an average population of 2,200 inmates, and a number of individuals on supervised release programs.
The SFSD also provides security and law enforcement in the following locations in San Francisco:
the civil and criminal courts
the City Hall
the Emergency Communications & Dispatch center
the General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital, and several public health clinics
The current Sheriff is Michael Hennessey. First elected in 1979, he is the longest-serving of all sitting California sheriffs. He is one of the nation's pioneers in establishing "new generation/direct supervision" jails that are safer and more cost effective than traditional, linear cell blocks.<1>
The SFSD should not be confused with the San Francisco Police Department, the other law enforcement agency in San Francisco. The SFSD deputies and the SFPD officers have all attended a POST-mandated police academy, and are duly sworn California Peace Officers.

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The San Francisco Sheriff's Department maintains a highly trained Emergency Services Unit (ESU). An ESU assignment is a concurrent assignment for deputy sheriffs that have qualified by passing a series of higher standard tests. (physical agility, firearms tests and an interview process) There are currently over 100 members of the ESU. The ESU performs a wide range of functions and is the San Francisco Sheriff's Department's main response unit for large special events such as protests, large city sponsored events, high risk prisoner transport, large jail disturbances, or terrorist activity.

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[yardwork]

9. Yep. And Emergency Services Unit is their Special Ops

Check out wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Sheriff's_Department

Emergency Services Unit
The San Francisco Sheriff's Department maintains a highly trained Emergency Services Unit (ESU). An ESU assignment is a concurrent assignment for deputy sheriffs that have qualified by passing a series of higher standard tests. (physical agility, firearms tests and an interview process) There are currently over 100 members of the ESU. The ESU performs a wide range of functions and is the San Francisco Sheriff's Department's main response unit for large special events such as protests, large city sponsored events, high risk prisoner transport, large jail disturbances, or terrorist activity.

[hedgehog]

29. "highly trained".......By whom? Do we have our own School of the Americas for police?

[Downtown Hound]

42. Yes, they're a little company that used to be called Blackwater, but now go by Xe

You might have heard of them.

http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-in-national/mercenaries-training-us-local-police-a-new-trend

[AntiFascist]

47. So if he works for a different county (Oakland is in Alameda County)....

and this is part of Homeland Security, can one assume that this operation was directed by the Federal Government?

[yardwork]

8. Is ESU Emergency Services Unit? If so, it is part of Homeland Security in Oakland.

I googled ESU and came up with Emergency Services Unit, domestic Special Ops deployed as part of Homeland Security.

Grimmer and grimmer.

[glinda]

28. I think this is what they also trained people for in mid-MN at the Military base.

Crappers......

[enough]

12. How is this identification arrived at? (nt)

[yardwork]

13. Videos at link embedded in the linked site

See videos and analysis here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/27/1030750/-UPDATED:-Oakland-Mayor-Quan-Prosecute-This-Cop-or-Resign:-Photo-Evidence,-Scott-Olsen-Shooting

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Sheriffs:

[sabrina 1]

15. Whoever fired on the people who ran over to help him

was the worst offender because s/he knew someone was injured and further endangered the life of Scott Olsen by deliberately firing on the people trying to give him assistance. If that is the responsible officer, he should be taken off the street as he is a threat to the safety of the public.

If the same person hit him first then tried to prevent him from getting help, that is even worse.

In this video you can see him/her firing on the helpers and there is no way to claim s/he did not know that a person was wounded on the ground:

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2011/10/iraq-veteran-injured-by-projectile.html

Scroll down to the video ...

[EFerrari]

19. At least two people fired on the helpers.

The original shooter who used the second cannister and a second one who shot one of the rescuers with some kind of projectile. The rescuer is on video with a huge purple and red bruise on their torso, iirc. I don't think one person could do both.

[sabrina 1]

24. Didn't know there were two, although I have seen the photos

of people who were hit by rubber bullets, on their legs, backs and torsos. You are right, one person could not do both.

I don't know why this 'courageous' officer has not yet come forward. They act so tough, as Sgt Shamar Thomos said, when they are dressed up like Robo Cops, mocking the protesters backed by an army of other robo cops, but where are they now? It would take courage to step forward and take responsibility for what they did. As they like to say 'don't do the crime if you can't do the time'.

[dogknob]

22. SF Sheriffs are not "on the streets"

Since the city of SF is also the county of SF, The SFPD does all the patrolling. The Sheriffs work in the jails, courts, hospitals, etc... one of the cushiest gigs in US law enforcement and also one of the most boring I suspect. These guys were literally itching for some trigger time.

[riderinthestorm]

16. Calling Anonymous!!! nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

20. A friend of Anonymous posted the link I've re-posted here.

I just can't see him clearly in the videos.

[1776Forever]

17. Here's a video and report from Oakland on the Sheriff's office Sgt. denial - Someone knows! n/t

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2205181

[yardwork]

23. Kick. I want to learn more about this.

[1776Forever]

25. This report says Bergstresser struck a disabled woman serveral times with his baton also......

Friday, October 28, 2011
VIDEO: Who shot Scott Olsen at Occupy Oakland?
Video reveals San Francisco Sheriff officers on front line when Marine Scott Olsen was shot at Occupy Oakland
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

Update:
San Francisco Sheriff's officers on center front police line, during shooting of Marine Scott Olsen have been verified, by way of an official list of officers.
They are San Francisco Sheriff Emergency Services Unit (ESU) officers Scott Bergstresser, Ceciel Yambao and Hugo Aparicio....

"Two questions that Bergstresser should be asked under oath: Did you fire directly at Scott? Did you throw a grenade?" At minimum, San Francisco Sheriff ESU Bergstresser is a witness. Bergstresser struck at a disabled woman several times with his baton before the gas attack began.

[yardwork]

40. Lots of photos with visible name tags at that link.

[Dont call me Shirley]

30. Anyone know the condition of the disabled woman he beat up? Healing to you sister!

[newspeak]

41. tell me how psychotic do you have to be

to strike a disabled woman? What kind of sick fekkers do they have working for law enforcement. I actually know some reasonable, decent people who would love a job about right now--very people conscious and believe in serving the public; instead of a damn bunch of thug brownshirts.

[yardwork]

44. In this particular guy's case, he enjoys tweeting to porn stars, so there's your answer.

[libertypirate]

31. He has twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/skb1342


His badge# is 1342 can be found here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36584157/sheriff-s-department-personnel-roster

[blogslut]

33. If that truly is the dude's Twitter

...then he better clean up the list of people he follows pretty quick.

[EFerrari]

35. That user likes cooking and porn. Hopefully not at the same time.

[arikara]

46. I think its too late

its out there now and its disgusting.

[frylock]

32. ohai

[fascisthunter]

36. he and the persons giving the orders need to go down

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. KnR

[backscatter712]

39. I hope Anonymous doxes him. n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

45. Anonymous confirm Bergstresser is the one.

[csziggy]

48. I'm not sure it was him

In this video: http://youtu.be/Rgn4IXHyVdI

At :55 behind ESU Bergstresser you can two officers with something other than night sticks cradled in their arms. Unlike the officers in the front line there are no easily read names on their uniforms. I wonder if one of those is the one who shot the round that hit Scott Olsen?

I think the actual shooter may be one of the people behind the line.