Round two of Police violence in Oakland

Police in Oakland have yet again turned violent against the peaceful protesters of Occupy Oakland. Video has surfaced of a police officer throwing a flash grenade at a group of protester who rushed to assist an injured protester. The flash grenade left a Iraq veteran Scott Olsen hospitalized. A new poll shows that 43 percent of Americans support the movement and many more are expected to support the movement after the incident in Oakland. Joshua Holland, a senior writer and editor at Alternet, gives us his thoughts on the police behavior.

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[nugster1]

@Armando7654

So how does that make RT communist? That almost sounds like whats going on in the United States right now. The government controls the corporate media. The exact definition of communism sounds more like CNN, FOX, ABC, CNBC. Its sad when a Russian news channel is the only media outlet that will tell the truth.

[snowboarder2000]

@GnosticPrince Peace and nonviolence. If we resort to violence, how can we say we're at all better than they are?

[ffgarcia89]

Where are all the politicians we elected or all the idol's most of you praise? Funny how you support them when they need it, but they refuse to support you when your in need of it.

[BlackCrescentBrigade]

@ronnie12398

What do you mean by that comment?

[snowboarder2000]

@Shonenut213 Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

[LordPaynus]

@ronnie12398 Suka bljat many of my good friends are Russian immigrants and they are some of the smartest kindest people I know.

[FEERME1225]

@mackdv1st Same to you. The next years are going to be hell.

[MrChappie1971]

how is it that the US Marshal service has not made any arrests of the people involved in the political system all of them should be up on charges for treason, presidents, congress and senate all heads of state etc... all this tearing down of the so called constitution erroding away this country, selling it off to the highest bidder, passing laws that benefit the corporate elite, arrest all of them past and present. it is the Marshal services job.

[J5MARLON]

99% more like 43% say they agree with the occupation but got better things. 51% are for the tea party policy for less govt but want anti- abortion, amendment anti-gay marriage, and tax cuts for the rich. 1% are occupy wall street 1% are Tea party marcher 3% are just scene kids. and the other 1% are laughing all the way to the bank that they might own.