Fireside: Militarization of the Police

[yogini34]

@rlosim There is no more time. Wake up, my friend. Who do you think runs the "respective governments"? Those with the money. And would that be, eh?

[drlontime]

I'm glad to see the Cops are getting tough, why did it take so long?

[ruzzzler]

people are finally understanding bush, obama, republicans and demarcates, nearly everyone with steep pockets are enemy of the people, they only care about theyer money and not the peoples well being.

[linkmaster6]

People should not be afraid of its government. Its government should be afraid of it's people

[shughes375]

theres a militarized police force here in the 6 occupied counties other words known as northern ireland and has been since 1970 first called the RUC and now not disbanded the PSNI check out ARDOYNE 12TH JULY RIOTS OR DERRY OR EVEN GARVAGHY ROAD TOO JUST BEFORE THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME AND COLOUR I KNOW THEY STILL OPPRESS THE PEOPLE AND HARASS THEM TOO

[EconCat88]

The money is already gone...protesting won't help now.

[kxmode]

This Fireside Friday message is brought to you today by the RUSSIAN state-run media conglomerate of RIA Novosti.

[BurritoBazooka]

@kxmode I see RT and other non-American news sources as the voice of reason in American things that are so easily bent by American media... And RT is the only one apart from Euronews and FRANCE24 that are putting so many Youtube videos out.

I think people should use many different media sources, and gather information from as wide as possible to form their own opinion, and not be loyal to one news source.

[kxmode]

@BurritoBazooka Definitely, and I agree, but put into context who is providing the news at RT. That's all.

[alphacause]

If you guys try listening to conservative talk radio or Fox News they are lambasting the Occupy Wall Street movement, and asking for more police enforcement. In fact a popular conservative radio host, Michael Savage, stated that he desired to have the police take out their batons and beat the occupiers away. And yet, these same Tea Party/GOP types talk about how they are faithful adherents to the Constitution, which protects the FREEDOM OF SPEECH and ASSEMBLY. HYPOCRITES!

[kxmode]

@alphacause most of them are part of the 1%

[avideogameplayer]

Remember there is a 2nd Amendment along with the 1st...

[DarkArtistKaiser]

@avideogameplayer

Shooting will only justify their actions.

[avideogameplayer]

@DarkArtistKaiser I don't think that stopped the Founding Fathers or the revolutionary forces...

[DarkArtistKaiser]

@avideogameplayer

They were fighting a invading army.

This is not the situation, the situation is that the government is oppressing the will of hte people.

If we start shooting at government officials and such, we will only justify police action. It may even go as far as result in Martial Law. Than what good is your gun rights?

There is a reason the Confederates lost. It is better to use passive resistance and protest.

[urtesttube]

amazingly there is no news on cnn or bbc

[kxmode]

@urtesttube because they're produced by the 1%

[versastyleent]

2 People hate freedom

[GalaktikNinjA]

First, the super wealthy are not "elite". Second, they aren't scared of the people at all, especially now that they've seen that the people's only response to their grip on the system is to set up a bunch of tents in the park.

[pjseleska]

All of the nonsense is brought to you courtesy of Homeland Security.

[HitmarkJ]

No-flyng zone for USA!

[rlyosim]

jesus h christ im sick of hearing about these dead beat losers

[blessi360]

@rlyosim What losers? 

[rlyosim]

@blessi360 the occupy idiots

[blessi360]

@rlyosim How bout you watch Fox News instead.

[helmethead72]

@rlyosim Tough luck,mate.We're not going away,we'll get stronger,the winter won't stop us.The protests will expand as more hear the message of hope versus corruption,greed and despair.If one of us is killed by the militarised corporate police force the fall out will be immense,immediate and irreversible.A new paradigm has already begun.The cork is out of the bottle and the genie will not be going back in.Get used to it.

[rlyosim]

@helmethead72

i doubt it. time will tell i guess

[helmethead72]

@rlyosim Indeed it will,time for the economies of the world to stagger along the edge of a deep depression. Time for more bail outs which means more austerity for those who had nothing to do with power politics or had no say in the Euro project.Time which will result in more poverty,foreclosures and job losses while the Elite laugh at us.Time for the EU to increase its dictatorial behaviour towards its people.The Elite will go down. Many of us have nothing else to lose anyhow.Peace.

[rlyosim]

@helmethead72

i dunno i think the governments of our respective nations have alot more to do with the current/future situation of our economies' than "the elite".

as someone not caught up in the ows movement it just seems like the idea of the 1% being this evil force is more vagueness coming out of a movement that really doesnt seem to know what its up, what it wants, or how to achieve it.

thats just my 2cents, either way time will indeed tell. peace.

[3eightsstrong]

My round house kicks are deadly

[Mumbamumba]

@3eightsstrong My tiger style kung fu beats your roundhouse kicks.

[MrZash313]

Wallstreet has corrupted all branches of government, and the American people are too uneducated and misinformed to really do anything about it. It's going to take more than just a protest to shake things up.. I hope it won't have to come to a revolution like the one in Libya, but I'm expecting it.

[1o11h]

GUY FAWKES SOLUTION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION

[gulllars]

Queue Genesis - Land Of Confusion: watch?v=TlBIa8z_Mts

(alternatively Disturbed - Land Of confusion) watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc

Someone should invite them to perform at one of the occupy meetings.

"This is the world we live in

And these are the hands we're given

Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth living in"

Reading the (entire) lyrics of this song from 86' is a bit eerie.

[MySonicc]

Ilov u Aloyna ...we the ppl have already wons...

[FUSA4LIFE]

woooooow an 3e logg got materialized on the fire

[SpicyHam]

cities smell

[theblue92]

Tanks? Really? If city/state police departments now have actual, honest-to-goodness tanks (and not simply small, lightly armored vehilcles), that is crazy.

I should like to see some pictures of said tanks, assuming they exist.

[Axbent]

the grate is on fire...

[Axbent]

@Axbent And new logs appear from nowhere

[Jyagos1]

Remember the War on Poverty? You are seeing it in the Occupy protests.

[skyzefawlun]

Holy shit... is that TV a CRT? I didn't know they still existed xD

I'm actually a little surprised to see them not using an LCD instead, as it wouldn't have the glare this one does, would look much more vivid, and would fit more with the high production value and professional sets that RT has.

Maybe they're going for a retro look and feel as a nod to the original fireside chats.

[SirJosephLantzalot]

@skyzefawlun or you just dont really need a LCD to play a clip of fire....

[xadam2dudex]

Bush spent 100's of billions turning the US police into a new gestapo to crush the freedom of the people...they are no better than the KGB or any other storm troopers..the elite want the people crushed.... they wanted the stupid brainwashed Tea Baggers to cause chaos..don't forget the new sonic canons and the active denial weapons...if the police don't stand up for the protesters and stop their terrorism there won't be any change the cops are just criminal goon squads not 99% ers

[ProthoPectore]

"The institution of delegated power implies that there is a portion of virtue and honor among mankind which may be a reasonable foundation of confidence." -Alexander Hamilton

[ProthoPectore]

the flickerin' flames really bring out your eyes.....

:)

[4thechozen]

Alyona, are you allowed to be as openly critical of your communist Russian government? I mean no disrespect and watch RT daily.

[synn1980]

The fire place is on TV... Creative! Comical! Entertaining! LOL

[KillerWhaleSFl]

me likey the nun outfit..

[Louloe]

I hope Scott Olson sues the fugg out of the police, in which it comes out of their pensions, not the citys pocket book.

Then I hope the cops realize the wrongness in their actions, and turn and arrest the real crooks that have destroyed our country.

But I'll hold out my hand and see which fills up first. The one for Hope, or the one for more Shit from the lamestream media.

At least RT and the independants giving us the truth.

BTW TY Occupiers! Positive thoughts for Scott Olson!

[usergently]

" If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face...forever." -George Orwell.

[420gma]

@usergently TY for posting that !

[ESAMMEX]

This has happpened before. Nothing new...

I remember the police did similar things to the hispanics protesting a few years back.

[2SeeriusMusic]

@ESAMMEX It may not be new...but it is news

[aprilmarco]

Alyona your so hott.

[Mutleytech]

This all happened after the LA bank shootings with automatic weapons and especially after 9/11. The cops were out gunned. The militarization of our police is what had to happen unfortunately and each year more rights are stripped from us behind closed doors without us even knowing.

[USAWoody]

omg bad hair day for Alyona

[slewofdamascus]

Jean Quan is not a bad person. She's a "progressive". She has butted heads with the oakland police and she has walked with Oscar grant protesters. She got played in this one while she was out of town. The police hate her, so they wanted to make her look bad and hopefully get her recalled. That would be a mistake.

[Phenixtri]

@slewofdamascus I would not be surprised if this turns out to be true :/

[largegrainsofsalt]

fuck tha police.

[EtaYorius]

Pigs.