Police critically man at Occupy Oakland-update;police ask youtube to remove videos

[jayswin]

...and then tear gas the people trying to rescue him. Really crappy story out of Oakland. The worst part is, they denied a lot of it happened the way it did, when the videos obviously say otherwise. Just brutal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1033159.html

[kirant]

The war vet part seems like an aside...but it's pretty brutal they tear gassed the guys going to help him.

[jayswin]

I see it's being discussed a bit in the Occupy thread, but I think this is big enough news to warrant it's own thread.

The worst part of the video in that link, is seeing the dozens of people going to aid a motionless body, with police standing 5 feet away behind a fence, who can obviously see that these people are trying to rescue this guy and then they just casually lob another grenade into the crowd, right where the critically injured guy is. F-in brutal.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by kirant

The war vet part seems like an aside...but it's pretty brutal they tear gassed the guys going to help him.

Yeah, no doubt the media is using the Iraq soldier thing to make it more of a story. Still terrible, non the less.

[Shasta Beast]

Why were they being cleared out? Were the illegally protesting? It doesn't say. F* the cops, bloody sick when they toss a flashbang into the crowd going to his aid.

[Vulcan]

When it comes down to it, the cops are controlled by the politicians and the politicians are controlled by big business. In a situation of dissent by the people, they become hired mercenaries, not protectors of the public.

[Stumptown]

Reading through the Twitter posts from the press conference just now. (interim) chief of police claiming he hasn't heard about any injuries among protesters, and again claiming that they never shot any rubber bullets, even though many protesters posted photos of them last night. Mayor also claiming she didn't authorize the take down. Considering they pulled in police from several other cities to do the job, that claim seems rather incredible.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Stumptown

Reading through the Twitter posts from the press conference just now. (interim) chief of police claiming he hasn't heard about any injuries among protesters, and again claiming that they never shot any rubber bullets, even though many protesters posted photos of them last night. Mayor also claiming she didn't authorize the take down. Considering they pulled in police from several other cities to do the job, that claim seems rather incredible.

Wow, she sounds pretty stupid saying those things. It's baffling how you could try and cover things up with the way social media is now a days. I wannamaker pay for this stupidity.

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by flameswin

...and then tear gas the people trying to rescue him. Really crappy story out of Oakland. The worst part is, they denied a lot of it happened the way it did, when the videos obviously say otherwise. Just brutal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1033159.html

the worst part is that all these idiots out doing #occupy crap... but who honestly thought Oakland could have a peaceful demonstration? Hell the state of California should be occupying anything, they get more money from the government than they put into the government.

[18flames]

I think this #Occupy stuff is stupid(in as nice of words I can post here) This stuff leads to riots, I'm glad they got gassed, when the police tell you to get back, then get the hell back.

[Aeneas]

"medic!"

I hope the next time I am critically injured I don't have people screaming, "whats your name?" in my face over and over.

[Stumptown]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Wow, she sounds pretty stupid saying those things. It's baffling how you could try and cover things up with the way social media is now a days. I wannamaker pay for this stupidity.

Already a lot of calls for her to resign. More details I was able to glean, she says she was not informed when it would happen. So either she's lying, or the police don't think they need to go through the mayor's office for this kind of action. And the Oakland cops say *they* never fired the rubber bullets, it must have been cops from *other* cities that they brought in to do their dirty work for them. I'm sure that's going make people feel so much better about their police.

[Sr. Mints]

Interesting, Google is claiming they've received a request to remove videos from YouTube showing police brutality in Oakland.

We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove. Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests.

<http://www.google.com/transparencyre.../US/?p=2011-06>

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

Interesting, Google is claiming they've received a request to remove videos from YouTube showing police brutality in Oakland.

<http://www.google.com/transparencyre.../US/?p=2011-06>

Holy crap, these guys are just absolute idiots with social media. They're making every wrong move you could possibly make.

[Daradon]

I was going to write in one of the other Occupy threads that a clash could be coming soon. I didn't hear that Oakland was planning on clearing out the protesters though, I thought it might happen because of a minor incident between protesters and police that got out of control for some reason. The fact that it happened the way it did, especially with the video evidence of police brutality, could really strengthen the movement and possibly shift it's relatively peaceful tone so far.

[V]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Wow, she sounds pretty stupid saying those things. It's baffling how you could try and cover things up with the way social media is now a days. I wannamaker pay for this stupidity.

I hate my freaking thanks shortages.

Nice job.

[Blaster86]

I accidentally a coca-cola bottle

[TurnedTheCorner]

Accidentally whole?

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

Accidentally whole?

Yes, I accidentally the whole coca-cola bottle.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by blaster86

yes, i accidentally the whole coca-cola bottle.

"medic!"