the revolution reaches a new level, albany people refuse to arrest protestors

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Cops defy order to break up #OccupyAlbany

New York State Troopers and the Albany, NY Police Department have defied an order to arrest of hundreds of demonstrators near the State Capitol this weekend.

once the police stop enforcing their facists leaders commands, then real change will take place.

it has already begun

 

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Wow! THIS is great news, folks

"We were ready to make arrests if needed, but these people complied with our orders," a State Police official said. However, he added that State Police supported the defiant posture of Albany police leaders to hold off making arrests for the low-level offense of trespassing, in part because of concern it could incite a riot or draw thousands of protesters in a backlash that could endanger police and the public.

"We don't have those resources, and these people were not causing trouble," the official said. "The bottom line is the police know policing, not the governor and not the mayor."

A city police source said his department also was reluctant to damage what he considers to be good community relations that have taken years to rebuild. In addition, the crowd included elderly people and many others who brought their children with them.

"There was a lot of discussion about how it would look if we started pulling people away from their kids and arresting them ... and then what do we do with the children?" one officer said.
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Perhaps this cop is just a very intelligent guy who realizes that it is better to allow these people to trespass than it would be to arrest them?

Or maybe, just maybe, cops are beginning to realize that their heads are ALSO on the austerity chopping block?

Motive is always the hardest thing to intuit.

But I certainly do approve of this cops ACTIONS, even if I cannot fully know what motivates him to do the RIGHT THING.


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[Moonglow]

weak police