Forum Post: Police Brutality
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 15, 2011, 1:54 a.m. EST by LincolnCA
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How much longer until we officially declare the police the military arm of the 1%, and thus our enemy?
You do understand that you are driving costs up in cities and counties, correct? Police are having to work overtime because of you people. Wouldn't you be pissed if you already got shit pay and then you had to come in and work overtime because of a bunch of protesters whining about the 1%? They are probably beginning to see how crazy you people are, and how calm and cooperative the 1% are.
Well it's a peaceful protest, so their handlers can just send them home if they don't want to pay overtime, but as far as I'm concerned if it weren't for the protest I few of them would be waking up to pink slips thanks to budget cuts!
stop trying to incite violence, we are PEACEFUL protesters.
I never said be violent, I'm asking how long until we stop pretending that they are in the 99%, they are committed to defending the rich and have made it obvious!
Most are probably committed to doing what they are told( for now) so they have a paycheck on friday and food on the table saturday. As for the military who said anything about soldiers being defenders of the 1%?
The police are there for everyone bud. I can't believe you would even begin to act like they are coddling the rich. There is no telling what kind of shape this nation would be in without it's police force.
Police do great things in my community day in and day out, that doesn't give them a pass to break the law when they feel like it, also this will inevitably wind up costing the tax payer as all of these victims have clear cut video evidence of police misconduct, the lawsuit is going to look horrendous.
when you run a man over with a bike, and then arrest him for "making the police vehicle fall," you are not there for everyone. when you blind side snuff a young man in the face for absolutely no reason I can think of, other than he is protesting against your handlers, you are coddling the rich!
I think it's pretty clear right now. But I don't think we should be making anyone out to be the enemy. If you support OWS, please watch this video in it's entirety, it gets to the real root of the issues and for that I think it's helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Qz1C-dAGc
thanks