Shot by rubber bullet (speaking about Scott Olsen moments after it happened) #OccupyOakland

Young man talking about getting shot/attacked by the police moments before. We know now that the "young woman" he's referring to was a "young man" Scott Olsen, who is an Iraq War Veteran and member of Veterans for Peace. If you're wondering how he could make that mistake, you've never been tear gassed. October 25, 2011 Oakland, CA Here's the pic of his wound. http://twitpic.com/75uxvw
Here are pics of the attack: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/25/18695124.php

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News & Politics

Tags:

• #OccupyOakland
• #HellaOccupy
• #OccupyWallstreet
• #OWS
• Police
• Brutality
• Oakland

[DreamkillerJenkins]

We know now that the "young woman" he's referring to was a "young man" Scott Olsen, who is an Iraq War Veteran and member of Veterans for Peace. If you're wondering how he could make that mistake, you've never been tear gassed.

For those who believe that protesters should have just "obeyed orders" and that this is somehow the fault of those who peacefully assembled, you are on the wrong side of History, my friends.

[Giovanni1972]

@benreilly5467

Your link doesn't work. How could you possibly know what idea I have or don't have with what happened that night? You make proclamations are are obviously lies. You don't know where I was and what I saw. Seems you want to blame the victims. People fought back, its the right of self defense. They are not a bunch of 'Good Germans" to be silent while brutality is inflicted on peaceful people. The message of the protest is to end the violence inherent in capitalism. Police defend it.

[mgsfan15]

@1plutojones1 Lol, There is jobs for alot of people. If you are qualified and a hard worker, chances aresomeone will want to employ you. I work for minimum wage, and I'm not crying about it. I don't have a degree, I haven't gone to any kind of trade school, I'm just a guy that can do manual labor, and I do it. You want to make more money? Get more education. Work harder. Show you are worthy of more pay. You don't have a right to a job.

[1plutojones1]

@mgsfan15 FUCK YOU! You don't fucking know what its like to work 60 hour weeks, for minimum wage. It's not like I choose this. There's no jobs....

[smitherszx7]

These guys are both full of shit

[mgsfan15]

@Giovanni1972 Then chances are you are going to be a lazy freeloader who would rather live off of other people.

So have you ever had a job? Yes or no?

[mgsfan15]

@Giovanni1972 Lets assume? Haha, there's no need for assumption. Everyone who's ever had a job KNOWS they are everywhere. Of course, you wouldn't know this though. Are you really that stupid though? The system doesn't make people lazy unless it's socialistic. When the system hands everything to people for NOTHING (just like you want) then they become lazy. But first people are lazy because that's who they are as a person. If you grow up and don't learn that work is important and necessary

[Giovanni1972]

@mgsfan15 Lets assume that there are lazy people out there, and that no system works when its full of such people. Question: are people born that way? I there a "lazy" gene that makes them innately lazy? Or is the system to blame? If they are not born lazy then its something about the society, and thus not their fault. If they are born that way, then its also not their fault. So why are you blaming the victim? Blame the system. Of course the problem is NOT people being lazy.

[mgsfan15]

@Giovanni1972 Just admit that you are a lazy hippie that demands money while never even earning it. No system works when it's full of people like you.

[mgsfan15]

@Giovanni1972 Lmao, Are you afraid I'm going learn your entire life story and all your secrets if you tell me you have worked before?... Ahahahaha

Go ahead. Ask me if I've had a job before. I'll gladly answer. Do you not want people to know you are a worthless hippie that lives off of honest, hard working, taxpayers money?

[Giovanni1972]

@mgsfan15 I did anwer, and my answer was that it was not relevant what my line of work is, my employment history, my employment status, or any other personal things about me, since this is NOT about me. Get it?

[mgsfan15]

@Giovanni1972 I've tried to make my case, you pathetic leech. But there is no use in trying to reason with a braindead lunatic. This has to do with the argument. Since you never got a job and supported yourself you are actually a burden to the people you supposedly stand for. There are more people paying taxes that aren't wealthy than there is wealthy.