Enough, thanks ... You made your point and it wasn't a good one.
From Scott Olson through Seattle and the abandoned City Hall in Oakland we have witnessed, and written about, hundreds of abuses by various para-military Police Departments.
We have seen the photographs, watched the livestreams and witnessed the videos.
Last night Occupiers entered the unused City Hall in Oakland. They were met with violence by rioting Police Officers, and some of you blamed the protestors.
Just get over yourselves!
You want to "call out" criminal behaviour? Fine ... let us worry rather less about trespass, and rather more about grievous bodily harm. If the City of Oakland wants its empty building back, then they can sue. See how easy that was? No one got hurt! Not one Police Officer or Occupier was harmed in the making of that movie.
Unlike the many movies that are being shot out on the streets. Movies of rioting, disorder, unrest and violence ... and it is all coming from the Police!
Yes, protesters have been seen throwing things. Invariably they are things that the Police have fired at them. Sure, not everyone attending the protests is pure of heart and purpose. Why are you so concerned with them? They are not the protest. They do not define the Movement, but you can bet your ass the authorities would like them to. They are helped when people here do little more than concentrate on the "apparently criminal" actions of one or two abused protestors, while ignoring the blatantly fascistic actions of those employed to "Protect and Serve".
There is no excuse for violence, and the protesters have offered none.
I do not want to see Kossacks saying that "I can't tell from the video if the protestors threw things". They did not.
There are thousands of cameras out there, and hundreds of high definition hours of video shot by News Agencies.
Have you ever seen images of the protestors behaving like the Police?
I thought not. I don't care whether you can see what you are looking for. It's not your place to scour videos for evidence of people throwing things before you offer your support.
That is the job of the other side and believe me .... Were there ANY evidence of the mass of protestors behaving in a criminal manner then that video would be on every news station on a 24 hour loop ... for weeks.
The Police can make all the lying statements they like, but as for video? Photos? Crickets!
They would rush to share anything like that, that they have not done so speaks to the truth.
They have not done so because they do not have it. They do not have it because it is not happening. The violence by the Police is happening, we do have it, and it is being marginalised by the Media, and you are not helping.
So ... as I said .... Get over yourselves and your petty points.
Get out and support!
I am NOT going to name and shame individual Kossacks. Breeding that level of resentment doesn't help. So, no links to comments and no user names. Just a plea ... Before you rush, in comment threads, to be "even-handed", or whatever ... Please bear this in mind.
11:34 AM PT: Apparently I have confused my buildings. That can happen when you "get mad and post". Well it can to me.
What I am not confused about is the need to support the movement and direct the anger where it belongs ... at those meeting peaceful assembly with violence.
Thanks to the commenters who helped with the cionfusion.