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Egyptian Brutality Comes to America: Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Peaceful Protesters

Submitted by George Washington on 10/26/2011 18:46 -0400

This is not Egypt, Greece or Italy ... this is America:

The injured gentlemen is Veterans for Peace member Scott Olsen, allegedly shot with a rubber bullet.

This is another gentlemen allegedly shot in the face with a rubber bullet (his injury is above his right eye, while the injury to Scott Olsen appears to be on the left side of his face):

Here are police roughing up a peaceful woman protester:

And a policeman threw a flash grenade into a crowd trying to help an injured protester:

Some are calling this the "new Kent State".

And protesters from Tahrir Square, Egypt, say this is what it looked like there.

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Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:28 | 1815194 Iam_Silverman

Not fair! I was never issued Combat Sandals like the guy on the right!

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:56 | 1815076 acaciapuffin

Aren't these the same police from the LA riots?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:55 | 1815074 greenfire

Because it hasn't been said here in awhile (unless it's upthread - I didn't check):

"...and so it begins."

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:50 | 1815058 gringo28

seriously? this is just over-hyped and boring at this point. how about one you toe heads run up to a cop and yell "fuck you" and find out what happens next? just because these little rat turds have video cams and editing gear doesn't make it anything more than it is: a continuation of the runaway sense of entitlement and lack of appreciation for what this country affords. all of them need to get out and spend a little time in the third world instead of pretending that the US isn't a pretty damn good place to be born.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 01:34 | 1816126 darkstar7646

Actually, I have "run up to a cop and yell[ed] 'fuck you'", gringo28. In open attempt to provoke a pig who was fucking around to put me in jail for a ticket offense, I did just that -- repeatedly -- about 25 feet from the local police station about 2 1/2 years ago.

Challenged the ticket in court -- pig didn't show.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:08 | 1815119 Tater Salad

Ditto that Gringo, I just get a kick out of these hippie freaks charging, threatening and throwing shit at the cops. Only to find out the hard way; "hey, why are they shotting at us"...

The protestors are the ones who have been threating "necessary use of physical force" to make their point.

The cops are doing what they're trained to do, clean up the streets.

Bravo to the cops, they're just doing their jobs.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 01:35 | 1816128 darkstar7646

Then killing people like me will soon be "just doing their jobs".

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 22:31 | 1815528 Hot Piece of Bass

Just in case any of you were wondering where fascism gets its support... look no further.

If you want to live in a country that is run by monarchs and where civil disobedience is outlawed, feel free to move your happy ass to Saudi Arabia.

America has no use for you.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:48 | 1815327 Ahmeexnal

How about volunteering your fat face as a mop to clean up the toilets at NYC's grand central station?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:24 | 1815178 Silver Dreamer

You have heard of the US Constitution, right? We have an unalienable right to peaceably assemble and protest, and the document was written to protect that right. Now we have to have a permit to protest, and that is a joke in and of itself. Then if a protest is deemed "illegal," you have to "disperse or else." The night video showed a peaceful protest, and the police opened up on the protesters anyway. I guess fascists wouldn't understand though...

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 01:35 | 1816129 darkstar7646

The US Constitution is no longer the Law of the Land. That ended over ten years ago.

Some say upwards of forty.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:33 | 1815238 StychoKiller

Hey you! Just stay in the "designated protest zone", or there will be Hell to pay...

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:02 | 1815093 Use of Weapons

I'm fairly sure that they're supporting those in Syria, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and so on who are also protesting. A little late, but as you said, they've been coddled and lied to all their lives; you might have missed it, but this is a global protest movement, in 90 odd cities around the world, being treated more-or-less violently as determined by the local governments. I think most people (at least outside of the US) realise this.

For the record, I happen to agree that it is over-hyped at the moment. It is becoming 'unhyped' and more real as we speak, which is the entire point. But I'm sure it has felt real to Syrians & other MENA states.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 07:39 | 1816512 Raging Debate

Good point Uow. And believe it or not the global solidarity is opening up investment doors like mad. If you are educated and spend a half hour a day to a week understand history of other cultures this is a goldmine and and getting shit done multiplying pennies is lot of fun together to boot.

The world may be somewhat screwed for the next decade for major growth but stamping out the new root of real capitalist beginning to grow from ping-pong trade strategies is madness. Isn't that what you bankers and politicians that were drastically overpaid were supposed to do, plant seeds globally and let them grow?

Now it's stamp out the free market with jack-boots destroying foreign investments? Some in leadership are meglomaniacle retards. As they are indeed a tiny, tiny percent of the globe we the people of this world have decided we are firing you as middle management. The other 6 B are going forward without you. Evolution is a real bitch but static systems do horrible in dynamic envrionemnts which is what we have now, more 4d environemnt, not 3d.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 17:59 | 1818847 Use of Weapons

Hmm.

If I said 2.0 networking would that ring a bell? Just for curiosity's sake.

Oh, and note to the wise: stop with the "balls on the line, I'll put my personal details everywhere stuff" - given those details, I could be using your credit score to get a nice line in CCs within a couple of hours. Your faith in FB etc truly amazes us, it really does.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:55 | 1815073 mayhem_korner

Gringo28:

I've green arrowed you for calling out the plurality, if not majority, of the occupy crowd. You're going to get about a 10-to-1 negative ratio (I get about the same on these fringe posts). Think of 'em as anti-oxidants.

Carry on, Sir.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 14:39 | 1818134 silverserfer

it least you are proud that you are a piece of shit. 1 level better than a piece of shit that is insecure.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 17:01 | 1818703 mayhem_korner

How long did it take you to string together that rant of brilliance, eh?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 22:32 | 1815534 Hot Piece of Bass

Happy to be number 10 on this one.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:49 | 1815054 htp

A serious escalation. Hope this is an important wake up call.

With each escalation chances of resolving the crisis peacefully diminish.

This isn't Kent State, because those in power now are far more corrupt than anytime in prior American history. And this isn't about a single policy issue. It's the rebellion of people who are being forced into serfdom.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 01:37 | 1816130 darkstar7646

I would go "some" people being forced into serfdom.

Many of the people applauding the police would gladly go into serfdom as long as there was enough NFL, Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, and Donald Trump to keep their lives worth living...

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 00:23 | 1815986 Bastiat

those in power now are far more corrupt than anytime in prior American history

htp, please read JFK and the Unspeakable take it back another 40 years and read Smedley Butler's "War is a Racket."

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 12:53 | 1817693 tamboo

there's a free copy here along with other great classics:

Researching Criminal zionism

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:52 | 1815066 mayhem_korner

If you feel like you're being forced into serfdom, why don't you just leave the country?

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 01:37 | 1816132 darkstar7646

Because I don't think I'd be allowed in another country with my criminal record and willingness to add to it, M_K...

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 08:56 | 1816746 mayhem_korner

I like that rationale, Martha Stewart.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 00:36 | 1816018 cfosnock

Why should someone leave the country? Are you saying we are no better than the English, and the rest of the Euro trash that forced most of our forefathers to found this nation because their economic and social grievances could not be addresses in their native counties?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 23:31 | 1815794 michael___c

because america is the land of the free and the home of the brave, not of serfs
at least, that is the example of your numerous historical heroes, whose courage and in many cases sacrifice created and is still maintaining a society that was a beacon for the world, but which now is becoming a police state: http://goldsilver.com/news/the-us-is-fast-becoming-a-third-world-police-...
we here in socialist canada are freer now than you.
and somehow you fail to address that although OWS is not your image of a voice of resistance, who else is even close to talking about the financial terrorism going on? i think we can assume you personally are not doing any better. you sound actually like a whipped dog, to me.
so you mr. korner, if ever you were inspired about being an american, and not just an entitled, blob of selfish negativity, you seem to have forgotten.
and/or you're just scared shitless, for all your brave posturing.
i see there are still a lot of true americans here on ZH and elsewhere, and i hope you mr. korner, seeing that spirit in others will discover or rediscover your real american heart.
kind regards.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 08:50 | 1816722 mayhem_korner

Nice rant, Mr. Michael C. Not sure where you did your background check on me (you didn't), but you missed by a mile. Let's take your assumptions: (1) I'm an American, (2) I'm not doing any better (not sure what your reference point is), (3) I have an entitlement mentality, (4) I'm scared of something.

Which of these do you know to be true? I'm pretty transparent here, and if you follow my fairly regular comments you would probably not have made any of these assumptions.

So if you throw away all of that, where does that leave you, Mr. Michael C? Methinks as a someone projecting his own fears...

Knock yerself out.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 15:30 | 1818356 silverserfer

most people who put money towards something are ENTITLED to it. If said money is not there any more because it has been STOLEN then there is a problem. Most people would protest having money stolen from them. Thus the OWS movement. The youth are not happy about what your generation has done to them. Fucker.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 16:52 | 1818675 mayhem_korner

Says the dude who makes less in a year than I pay in taxes. I haven't done anything to "the youth", so quit making stuff up, Mr. "I'm alive today but someday I will die". You cannot define the OWS movement because it is an incoherent mob that is directing rage at anyone and everything.

I make a living (self-made), pay my taxes, take care of me, my own, and a number of others through charitable contributions. So shoot me.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:31 | 1815213 StychoKiller

"What to do if you're trapped under a large boulder with no hope of rescue: Consider how lucky you are that life's been good to you so far! If, on the other hand, life hasn't been good to you so far -- which given your present circumstances, seems more likely -- consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer!", Douglas Adams

Guess you've never heard of the "Global Village."

How about if all of us future serfs just move in with you?

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 08:52 | 1816729 mayhem_korner

How about if all of us future serfs just move in with you?

Rent is 30 oz silver per month, plus a little yardwork and cleaning & rotating the Remingtons. :D

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:47 | 1815048 mayhem_korner

GW, Why do you put in the headline that the protesters are peaceful? The frontage of the occupy crowd are top-shelf antagonists and passive-aggressives. Push-back by law enforcement is an unstated "see I told y'all" objective of these anarchists.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:36 | 1815258 nmewn

Was it the bandanas worn on the faces of the "peaceful protesters" or the eye goggles worn around the neck?
Maybe they just came over from the technical college next door and happened upon the whole thing...a woodshop class perhaps ;-)

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 15:32 | 1818373 silverserfer

Wouldnt you if you had your balls still?

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 16:54 | 1818679 mayhem_korner

What are you, nine? You have nothing of substance to say, just ad hominem attacks with what probably to you seem like clever uses of vulgar language.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:44 | 1815034 dlmaniac

Someone gets a little too warmed up about the upcoming Call of Duty MW3.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:40 | 1815025 Quantum Nucleonics

Tell Obama one of his brown shirts has been injured in the line of "duty".

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 15:34 | 1818376 silverserfer

Tell your kids that you truly dont give a fuck about them.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:38 | 1815022 caerus

i am opposed to any form of tyranny over the mind of man

- thomas jefferson

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:28 | 1814986 Buck Johnson

It's truly the end of the America we thought we knew.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:48 | 1815018 AldousHuxley

Nah...this is business as usual for Oakland Police. If Oak cops don't kill someone every year whether innocent protesters or subway riders, I'd be surprised.

Random thuggery and massive 200k+ pensions for life at 55 for low IQ power trippers without even a college degree.

CORRECTION....pension for police chiefs are $300k+ ...

Oakland Police chief Batts will retire with his full pension estimated to be between $270,000 and $300,000 a year.

Top SAn Jose salaries

Retired police chief Rob Davis topped the 2010 ranks with total compensation of $534,576. (No wonder Anthony Batts wanted in.) No. 2 on the list is Fire Chief Darryl Von Raesfeld, also retired, at $430,108. Everyone in the top 15 except City Manager Debra Figone is with the police or fire department.

Santa Clara police chief's salary is$250,000, but his TOTAL COMP after bonuses, overtime, etc. was $680,000 for 2010.

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 07:57 | 1816562 Raging Debate

No shit Aldous? I gotta get me into that violence business! Then take the other side of the trade. Ooops too late, Fascists beat me to it by 40 years. Seriously though, the police state is now an unecessay remnant of America being the reserve currency host. Part of that job is protection of global trade. But the less creative and motivated amoung tiny management of the nation is stupidly turning the gun on those investments. The China super baby is sputtering already. Its now a 4d world, need micro economic strategy not more waste in the violence business.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:16 | 1815154 Tater Salad

Hux, I see, money makes the cops kill people right? Genius, how the fuck did you draw that parallel...?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 22:40 | 1815578 Hot Piece of Bass

Are you suggesting that they would still be out there if they weren't being paid? Is that even a serious question? Is the notion of people doing bad things for money an alien concept for you?

I have a question... are you retarded?

Seriously, that is the dumbest fucking thing I've ever read on here.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:01 | 1815089 eatthebanksters

Gotta love those unions and the politicians they buy...oops, sounds just like the big banks and the politicians they buy...wow? how does this work? Maybe the politicians are playing both sides off each other...

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 20:50 | 1815055 mayhem_korner

Does that make them one of the 99%...or not?

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:19 | 1815167 AldousHuxley

These guys retire with $200k+ pension PLUS health benefits. That is equivalent to $5,000,000 worth of annuities

In many states pensions are NOT TAXED while they tax social security!

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 12:46 | 1817668 tamboo

dont forget regular trips to israhel on your dime:

JINSA Sends U.S. Police Chiefs to Israel for Anti-Terror Cooperation

West Point Police Chief returns from Israel

U.S. Police Chiefs on ADL Mission to Israel

. Local police chiefs head to Israel for antiterror training

all this is pure theater funded by the big boys.