Cop at #OccupyDallas blatantly shoving a demonstrator off a 4 ft. ledge before arresting him:

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DALLAS — A YouTube has surfaced that shows a Dallas police officer shove Occupy Dallas protester Stephen Benavides off a Bank of America planter during an event last weekend -- one that resulted in eight people getting arrested.

Benavides said all along that he'd been pushed, which the police department denied. The encounter turned into a mini-riot, and Benavides was charged with assaulting a public servant and resisting arrest. He was held in Dallas County Jail until Wednesday night, when he posted a bond of more than $50,000.

Benavides told the DMN that Officer Jimmy Hollis told him to get off the planter but gave him no time to comply before giving him a shove.

Hollis has been placed on restricted duty and the police department is launching an investigation. They posted the following statement on their Facebook page:

Last night, the Dallas Police Department discovered a new video of the Occupy Dallas demonstration that occurred on November 5, 2011. The video shows a Dallas Police Officer, who was working off-duty for Bank of America, push a demonstrator off a planter in front of the building. Chief David Brown has ordered the officer placed on restricted duty and initiated a formal investigation into the officer's actions. The restricted duty assignment will also prohibit the officer from working off-duty employment until the departmental investigation is complete.

In light of this development, the Police Department has requested that the Dallas County District Attorney and the Dallas City Attorney proceed no further with the criminal cases alleged to have occurred until further consultation takes place. These meetings are anticipated to occur next week.

The Dallas Police Department is dedicated to the protection of all members of the public. Any allegation of police misconduct is taken seriously and will be vigorously investigated. The Police Department encourages any witnesses who would like to make a statement or who have additional video to contact the Internal Affairs Division at (214) 671-3986.
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[jakesteel1]

@Mrgalacticalignment

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No way they'll declare martial law before the election. Obama has enough problems without being known as the "martial law President". Thats a guaranteed loss.

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BUT, the next President will be called upon to declare martial law and theres ONLY ONE who would never do it.

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Ron Paul 2012.

[resipieces]

@lumpfish99 The constitution states that the government shall not use the military against the American people! Did we just get rid of the constitution ? Or did we forget we use to uphold it ?

[sc666666]

notice he b black and she b white

[Mrgalacticalignment]

@jakesteel1 You're naive if you think the political system is legitimate. The politicians are puppets of The Cabal (1%) and Ron Paul is 'controlled opposition' whose purpose is to give the people false hope, lull them into complacency.If Paul was such a threat to the system, would the Fed put him on a Comittee overseeing the Fed!?No. The last man who took on the Fed got his brains blown out as a warning to all the future politicians/puppets as to what happens when you take on the real P-T-B!

[MrJs1G]

@resipieces

Erm, do you not know the difference between policemen and troops...?

[MoldytoasterMedia]

@resipieces Blocking traffic and wasting police resources does more harm than good.

Telling yourself that you're making a difference doesn't make it true.

[resipieces]

@MoldytoasterMedia You are not changing anything get off the rump and OCCUPY !!!! Quit hiding behind your gloomy smudged up screen step out into reality . Get mad ! Shout about it ! Quit letting the 1% leave you hiding in that dark cave .

[resipieces]

@mtthwbrnd Sorry for you to not live a real life with the rest of the 99%ers is a waste of even Internet space !!! LOL

[auxmike]

Don't mess with DPD, LOL!

[srazella]

Please, vote Ron Paul to stop these crimes against humanity. It is in our first amendment to be able to protest peacefully.

[l1lace]

@jakesteel1 Yeah well remember wow great obama was before he went into office? its the same ol' shit dofferent face trust me