NYPD Sergeants Union Blasts Protesters In Oakland For Violence

[Lakhota]

By Matt Sledge

NEW YORK -- A union representing 5,000 New York City Police Department sergeants blasted Occupy Wall Street protesters on Thursday and threatened to sue them should they injure police.

More: NYPD Sergeants Union Blasts Protesters In Oakland For Violence

 

[Lakhota]

Now the Gestapo intimidation and threats begin...

 

[del]

Now the Gestapo intimidation and threats begin...

at least you had time to get in the baseless charges first.

 

[Mr. H.]

So they have a right to harm and injure law enforcement?

 

[Conservative]

By Matt Sledge

NEW YORK -- A union representing 5,000 New York City Police Department sergeants blasted Occupy Wall Street protesters on Thursday and threatened to sue them should they injure police.

More: NYPD Sergeants Union Blasts Protesters In Oakland For Violence

from the linked piece...

He made particular reference to "recent events in Oakland" as a trigger for his warning, which inflamed a lawyer working on Occupy Wall Street's legal defense team.

Journalists who witnessed events in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday night did report protesters throwing bottles at the police.

Gee... a cop, seeing this, using it as a warning that it better not happen in NYC.... HORRORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another FAIL of a thread, from Shitting Bull himself.

 

[Lakhota]

Occupy Wall Street: Not Here To Destroy Capitalism, But To Remind Us Who Saved It

Crony Capitalism Comes Home: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/opinion/kristof-crony-capitalism-comes-homes.html

 

[ladyliberal]

The threat of a lawsuit seems unusual. Police officers already have the obvious deterrent power of initiating criminal proceedings against violent protesters (not to mention employing violence themselves). Even conceding that some OWS protesters are criminal, it would be a strange world if police officers fought criminals by suing them.

 

[9thIDdoc]

"Journalists who witnessed events in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday night did report protesters throwing
bottles at the police."

Throwing bottles is assault with a deadly weapon. Other people-includeing police-have a right to defend themselves from such.

 

[Lakhota]

"Journalists who witnessed events in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday night did report protesters throwing
bottles at the police."

Throwing bottles is assault with a deadly weapon. Other people-includeing police-have a right to defend themselves from such.

So, throwing plastic bottles at police in riot gear is assault with a deadly weapon?

 

[9thIDdoc]

So who said anything about" plastic" bottles? If they were maybe that would explain why the police only used rubber bullets.

 

[ScienceRocks]

I wonder how long these protesters would stay and protest if the police brought out the real ammo?

 

[Tank]

Can the kids have the parks back yet?

 

[MikeK]

"Journalists who witnessed events in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday night did report protesters throwing
bottles at the police."

Throwing bottles is assault with a deadly weapon. Other people-includeing police-have a right to defend themselves from such.

So, throwing plastic bottles at police in riot gear is assault with a deadly weapon?

It is an aggressive and provocative action and is counterproductive to the purpose of the protest movement. I believe the protest should establish an organizing committee, announce that such behavior will not be tolerated and warn that anyone who does initiate aggressive action will be turned over to the police.

The reason for doing that is to eliminate the very strong possibility that those who did throw the bottles were undercover cops acting as agents provocateur, which is a very common (and effective) anti-demonstration tactic. It enables the police to do what the Oakland police did on Tuesday and the Seattle police did during the WTO protest in Seattle.

 

[Lakhota]

Occupy Oakland admits on MSNBC that protesters were throwing bottles and rocks BEFORE police responded | OccupyWallSt.org Forum

 

[9thIDdoc]

Occupy Oakland admits on MSNBC that protesters were throwing bottles and rocks BEFORE police responded | OccupyWallSt.org Forum

So? If it hadn't been for the rocks and bottles there might have been no need for the police response.

 

[Lakhota]

Occupy Oakland admits on MSNBC that protesters were throwing bottles and rocks BEFORE police responded | OccupyWallSt.org Forum

So? If it hadn't been for the rocks and bottles there might have been no need for the police response.

They weren't happy after being evicted. I don't blame them.

 

[Tank]

They weren't happy after being evicted. I don't blame them.

Evicted?

They were in the park.

 

[Lakhota]

They weren't happy after being evicted. I don't blame them.

Evicted?

They were in the park.

My understanding is that they had been evicted and were attempting to return when things got nasty.