'Occupy Oakland' ~ Iraq war veteran Kayvan Sabehgi beaten by police - #Occupytogether

From: The Guardian
Occupy Oakland: footage shows police beating 'peaceful' Iraq war veteran

Oakland police investigating after ex-marine Kayvan Sabehgi suffered a ruptured spleen in apparently unprovoked incident
Adam Gabbatt guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 November 2011 15.54 GMT
Video footage has emerged of a police officer beating an Iraq war veteran so hard that he suffered a ruptured spleen in an apparently unprovoked incident at a recent Occupy protest in California.

The footage, which has been shared with the Guardian, shows Kayvan Sabehgi standing in front of a police line on the night of Occupy Oakland's general strike on 2 November, when he is set upon by an officer.

He does not appear to be posing any threat, nor does he attempt to resist, yet he is hit numerous times by an officer clad in riot gear who appears determined to beat him to the ground.

Sabehgi, 32, an Oakland resident and former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has since undergone surgery on his spleen. He says it took hours for him to be taken to hospital, despite complaining of severe pain. Police have told the Guardian they are investigating the incident.

The footage was recorded by artist and photographer Neil Rivas, who said Sabehgi was "completely peaceful" before he was beaten. "It was uncalled for," said Rivas. "There were no curse words. He was telling them he was a war vet, a resident of Oakland, a business owner."

Sabehgi has previously said he was talking to officers in a non-violent manner prior to his arrest, which the footage appears to confirm.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/18/occupy-oakland-police-beating-vet...
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Oakland Cops Beat Iraq war veteran Kayvan Sabehgi
YouTube - ‎Nov 18, 2011‎
Protester and three-tour American veteran Kayvan Sabehgi was beaten by Oakland police during the Occupy protest's general strike on 2 November. Sabehgi, who was 'completely peaceful', according to witnesses, was left with a lacerated spleen.
Occupy Oakland: footage shows police beating 'peaceful' Iraq war veteran
The Guardian - ‎Nov 18, 2011‎
Rivas said he realised the man in his video was Sabehgi after reading that a second Iraq war veteran had been injured, and seeing television footage. Oakland television station KTVU TV-2 has previously shown footage of Sabehgi in handcuffs just after ...
Occupy Oakland: Video released of police beating of Iraq vet Kayvan Sabeghi
Washington Post (blog) - ‎Nov 18, 2011‎
Kayvan Sabeghi, 32, an Iraq war veteran, was beaten by police and arrested at an Occupy Oakland protest earlier this month, and now the Guardian, a British newspaper, has posted video of the incident. The video shows police advancing on ...
More Video of Police Brutality at Occupy Oakland
Reason Online (blog) - ‎22 hours ago‎
Another veteran was also badly injured at Occupy Oakland. Kayvan Sabehgi, former marine, suffered a ruptured spleen from being beaten by police around midnight on November 3. And whatever you think of some protester's tactics and actions related to the ...
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[meek96]

this is what a police state looks like

[CrazyWolf42oh]

This is why they're CALLED PIGS

[rlpica01]

How come no one is helping this man? U protesters out number the police

[antibodyproductions]

Is this a re-posting of a more popular video or something? I mean, this NEEDS to have more views.

[Funkytripz]

Poor Americans, thinking they live in a free society. Hope you guys wake up soon!

[Kippz214]

To know the best of mankind, first you have to see the worst.

That poor man.

[PinkLederhosen]

It sounds like he told them he is a veteran. When he faced them down with such confidence, they should have known it was true. To then beat him is cowardice of the highest order.

[robert1268]

WarPigs.

[MiaFina]

the fuck...