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Originally posted by Alda1981
Am I the only one who lol'd with his ignorance when he said "If you wanna fight go to Iraq and Afghanistan"?
Ignorance much??
Originally posted by ChesterJohn
From what I saw he started it. If you even push a cop or sometimes just poke a finger you can be charged whit assault on an officer. the police hitting in his head was a little much but they are allowed to use what ever force necessary to keep them from braking a blockade.
Flea party strikes again breaking blockades, tresspassing and sitting in fountains. Yeah sure does sound like peaceful civil disobedience. NOT!edit on 18-10-2011 by ChesterJohn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by blupblup
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" - Gandhiedit on 17/10/11 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
Gene O'Donnell, a former NYPD office and prosecutor who is now a professor of law and police studies at the City University of New York, said large protests were policed by a "hodgepodge" of different units. While each borough has a task force for rapid crowd control, other officers from non-specialist units and outer boroughs are also drafted in to bolster the numbers.
"There's friction between cops and their leaderships that gets exposed," said O'Donnell. "That's when you have the potential for over-reaction from people with white shirts. It's a very difficult place for a middle manager to be.
Originally posted by PurpleDog UK
Originally posted by blupblup
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" - Gandhiedit on 17/10/11 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
A Truly great Quote and one which has more Resonance today than ever before.....
PDUK
Originally posted by capone1
This dude's gonna be rich and famous in about 2 weeks.