Police pepper spray an elderly woman, a pregnant woman and a priest among others at Occupy Seattle - Polidicks

[QUOTE]SEATTLE -- An elderly woman, a pregnant woman and a priest were among those who were pepper-sprayed during a protest in support of the Occupy movement on Tuesday. The demonstrators taking part in the Occupy Seattle movement marched from their current camp at Seattle Central Community College to Westlake Park on Tuesday afternoon. While en route, they came across police officers at several points. At the intersection of Fifth and Pine, the crowd was met by a line of several dozen police officers on bicycles who blocked the way. Tensions mounted until police deployed pepper spray in an attempt to disperse the crowd and get the protesters out of the streets. About a dozen people were hit with the stinging fume. Police said four people were arrested during the march. A 17-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed then arrested after allegedly swinging a stick at an office. A 17-year-old boy, a man and a women were arrested for pedestrian interference. By 7:30 p.m., the protesters were back at their camp at Seattle Central Community College. The local protesters were marching in support of the Occupy Wall Street protesters who were kicked out of their camp at Zucotti Park in New York and a judge ruled that their free speech rights do not extend to pitching a tent and setting up camp for months at a time. The protesters have been camped out in the privately owned park since mid-September. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he ordered the sweep because health and safety conditions and become "intolerable" in the crowded plaza. On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution in support of the growing Occupy movement. Introduced by council member Nick Licata,Resolution 31337 recognizes and supports the peaceful and lawful exercise of the citizens' First Amendment right to free speech. The resolution also commits the council to a number of actions to ensure fair lending and taxation. The nationwide movement had spread across the nation and even reached the small town of Forks, Wash. Seventeen people stood outside the Bank of America branch in the pouring rain on Saturday, said Peninsula Daily News, a news partner of KOMO News. A second Occupy Forks rally is scheduled to be held at the same location next month.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://media.komonews.com/images/111115_dorli_rainey.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.komonews.com/images/111115_occupy_seattle13.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.komonews.com/images/111115_occupy_seattle5.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133932563.html?abc=zndBKaJP[/url]

This is screwed up

[quote]A 17-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed then arrested after allegedly swinging a stick at an office.[/quote] Well that wasn't very smart. As for the rest. What the fuck man.

Protesters should pepper spray the pigs. Pretty much self-defence at this point. A FUCKING GRANDMA!

Americans need to wake up about things like this too, just a few hours ago Fox News Radio (KOGO) was declaring all of these protesters as barbarians who wish to destroy America. They also claim the liberals are lying about police brutality by using harsh words :downs: Saddest part? About 50% of the US believes stuff like that.

[QUOTE=The Baconator;33296484]Americans need to wake up about things like this too, just a few hours ago Fox News Radio (KOGO) was declaring all of these protesters as barbarians who wish to destroy America. They also claim the liberals are lying about police brutality by using harsh words :downs: Saddest part? About 50% of the US believes stuff like that.[/QUOTE] They've never seen Occupy Houston, obviously.

Can we Occupy a TV station and play this shit? I'm dead serious now, a fucking old woman?

Now, now. Don't go squealing that ALL cops are like this. Just a select few from various states, who can show their true colors at these protests. It's still horrible, though.

[QUOTE=eatdembeanz;33296562]Now, now. Don't go squealing that ALL cops are like this. Just a select few from various states, who can show their true colors at these protests. It's still horrible, though.[/QUOTE] Yeah I have a couple cops in my family and it pisses them off as much it does the rest of us when these select few officers behave this way.

[QUOTE=eatdembeanz;33296562]Now, now. Don't go squealing that ALL cops are like this. Just a select few from various states, who can show their true colors at these protests. It's still horrible, though.[/QUOTE] Sure, lets avoid the problem by saying some cops are good when what we should be doing is enforcing laws to make sure there are just good ones. Any cop who abuses or malpractices his authority should be kicked of the force immediately.

So uh, is it turning into a riot yet?

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33296656]So uh, is it turning into a riot yet?[/QUOTE] I think because the officers are dressing for the occasion that they want to make it happen.

I'm sorry, someone has to say it. It looks like someone came on that old lady's face in the first picture.

[QUOTE=Joyful Mystery;33296716]I'm sorry, someone has to say it. It looks like someone came on that old lady's face in the first picture.[/QUOTE] No one has to say it and thats a stupid thing to say

The occupy protests need to start making major demands imo. Because they seem rather unorganized..

[QUOTE=-n3o-;33296882]The occupy protests need to start making major demands imo. Because they seem rather unorganized..[/QUOTE] Even in the articles about unwarranted police action you feel the need to come in with this passive aggressive "they look so unorganized..." drivel? They are not ideologically cohesive, just know that there is widespread corruption and banking institutions/large corporations are at the heart of it.

Meanwhile, at the Police Chief's office: [I]"What the fuck did you people do there? This kind of ignorance is unacceptable" "Sorry, sir" "I told you to get rid of [B][I]ALL[/I][/B] of the cameras! Now look what you've done!"[/I]

Sorry to hear about them but again in an attempt to avoid over-demonizing police, judging by image #2 they weren't deliberately aiming at anyone.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;33297243]Sorry to hear about them but again in an attempt to avoid over-demonizing police, judging by image #2 they weren't deliberately aiming at anyone.[/QUOTE] Well if we're going by the image, why were they spraying at all? That spray can cause permanent eye damage, and even whilst not being attacked they're indiscriminately spraying it all over the place?

change is coming

[QUOTE=Florence;33296413]Protesters should pepper spray the pigs. Pretty much self-defence at this point. [/QUOTE] That would be something to see. We can buy that stuff too, you know. Police pepper spray innocent people: Nothing happens. Protester pepper sprays cops: Shot 47 times for "assaulting a police officer".

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;33297281]Well if we're going by the image, why were they spraying at all? That spray can cause permanent eye damage, and even whilst not being attacked they're indiscriminately spraying it all over the place?[/QUOTE] The problem with the image is it only shows that exact instant, they might have already been warning people to stand back for a while

[QUOTE=kaze4159;33297354]The problem with the image is it only shows that exact instant, they might have already been warning people to stand back for a while[/QUOTE] There's no legal precedent where the police can just warn you to stand back arbitrarily and then assault you.

[QUOTE=Ryukrawr?;33297290]change is coming[/QUOTE] No, it's not. Nobody will do anything about any of this. The protests will be completely gone within a month and everyone will revert to not giving a shit.

[QUOTE=eatdembeanz;33296562]Now, now. Don't go squealing that ALL cops are like this. Just a select few from various states, who can show their true colors at these protests. It's still horrible, though.[/QUOTE] all the other cops allow it to happen, they are accomplices.

[QUOTE=Florence;33296413]Protesters should pepper spray the pigs. Pretty much self-defence at this point. A FUCKING GRANDMA![/QUOTE]Not self defense if they could have prevented it. [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] Honestly, I find this as wrong as the next guy, but people are blaming the police for all this shit, they have been told to leave, they could have, they didn't, their fault.

[QUOTE=JimmyA;33297611] Honestly, I find this as wrong as the next guy, but people are blaming the police for all this shit, they have been told to leave, they could have, they didn't, their fault.[/QUOTE] Bullshit. None of this is justified. They have every right to protest in public, it's a complete cop-out to say "Yeah, it's your fault for not shutting the fuck up and not complaining." Yeah, fuckin' peasants should go back to McDonalds so they can pay the new bank fees.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;33297243]Sorry to hear about them but again in an attempt to avoid over-demonizing police, judging by image #2 they weren't deliberately aiming at anyone.[/QUOTE] lol, are you saying that just pepper spraying into a crowd without regards to who you might hit isn't just as bad as specifically aiming people down?

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;33297693]Bullshit. None of this is justified. They have every right to protest in public, it's a complete cop-out to say "Yeah, it's your fault for not shutting the fuck up and not complaining." Yeah, fuckin' peasants should go back to McDonalds so they can pay the new bank fees.[/QUOTE]its justified if they've told the protestors to leave multiple times, and some protestors have assaulted the cops, sounds justified to me.

[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;33296610]Yeah I have a couple cops in my family and it pisses them off as much it does the rest of us when these select few officers behave this way.[/QUOTE] yeah, i bet it pisses them off, it pisses the 'good' cops off so much that they don't do a damn thing about it and let this kinda shit keep happening.