Occupy Wall Street -- Police Brutality, Arrests, MSM blackout

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Published: 27 September, 2011, 01:22
Edited: 03 October, 2011, 12:00

As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations enter their second week, over 80 people were arrested over the weekend and police brutality surges on the streets.

­Many protesters say the mainstream media is undergoing a black-out since many corporate networks sleep in the same bed with Wall Street. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports.

Police brutality is running wild in New York -- Americans dragged, punched and pepper sprayed.

"Women on the ground, screaming, crying, after getting assaulted brutally by police? Disgusting," said blogger Alexander Higgins.

Over 80 people were arrested over the weekend at peaceful anti-Wall Street protests.

Among them is Eric -- beaten up and held for 36 hours. The deep scars on his hands speak for themselves. The activist is shocked by the price Americans are paying for speaking out about injustice.

"The police response has been overly violent and brutal. They maced five women. They collected them in a net and then maced them. They weren't even warned. The captain who maced them then ran away to avoid being filmed on camera," said Eric to RT.

The Occupy Wall Street movement was launched to kick start America's own Arab Spring.

"This is a historical moment. This is the beginning of the people's revolution. This government is not working for the best interest of its people or this nation," said protester Faith Laugier.

For now Occupy Wall Street remains a fringe movement with the anticipated 20,000 people yet to gather.

"It would be nice if it grew into something like what happened in Egypt. But that might be wishful thinking, because the people here are completely brainwashed," said protester Juan Hernandez.

It took America's mainstream media a week to catch up with the demonstrations. Protesters say some networks deny them coverage.

"CNN and FOX I am really disappointed in. Yesterday, the police responded with huge police brutality, and we were calling them constantly and they shut down their headquarters. And when we would mention Occupy Wall Street, they'd hung up on us," said organizer Lucas Vazquez.

Others say the outlets that are covering the Occupy Wall Street rallies, are not doing nearly enough.

"Whispers. A couple of things. People don't want people to know what's going on. Are you kidding? There's been coverage, but it's like "oh, bunch of people. Done. One article," said one demonstrator.

Alternative news sources are the ones spreading the word far and wide.

"It's actually expected that the mainstream media would not cover this type of movement. Why would they? They actually benefit from the system staying the way it is. I am not surprised there has been a complete blackout from the media," said another protester.

Twitter and other social networking websites are bringing people out, as three years into a recession, Wall Street has still not been held accountable for triggering the common American's worst nightmare.

"Wall Street has ripped off the American people to no end. Mortgage fraud, foreclosure, income disparity throughout this country is just off the hook. The main reason I am here is the corporate media blackout. The mainstream media blackout. You're only getting news from alternative news sites," said blogger Alexander Higgins.

One in six Americans are living below the poverty line.

"Unemployment is the highest it has been in a generation. People just can't get a job. We have to send a message. A message that we are paying attention and we want things to change, we want the system to change," was a common feeling voiced by one New Yorker.

But the system is far from ready to change -- it is yet to start taking people's outrage seriously.

While demonstrators marched the streets of the Financial District, bankers shamelessly toasted life with champagne right in their faces.

The US political and corporate elite embraces uprisings when they are far from American soil. But when similar events take place at home, the attitude of bankers, politicians, largely the media -- and many Americans -- is to turn a blind eye. While the Financial District erupts with brutality and outrage, the rest of New York goes about its business as usual.

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[PHSYCHOGameplayXx]

FUCK DA POLICE!!

[worldcitizen08]

Of course the media will not cover this event. You have to be a total idiot to watch American News. Start opening the internet and find out that this is going on in most countries in the world. 300,000,000 sheep live in the U.S., other nationals always wonder what are they on? What is wrong with them? This nation is under water. I couldn't believe the Bankers were laughing and pouring.......They will pay if you raise hell...........The Banks are whores!

[MES99COD4]

hmmm

[DictatorsWay]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,it is the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO ALTER OR TO ABOLISH IT, and to institute new Government

[xWWeShadowLordsTnaX]

cops r evil

[thebest129397]

Im sure fox bullshit news wasnt there

[jasekable]

Well you dont become an captian in the police force with morals lol, you must lie cheat and steal like the rest of them to get those huge paychecks.

[DeezNutsAreMine]

"The Revolution will not be televised."

[EmperorsOfRoos]

Wait the peoples revolution this was the same name that the soviets said when they took over Russia look what happend. I do agree with some of the stuff they say but it is not 1 in 6 americans are out of work however unemployment is at a all time high unfortunately. However when the sanitation department came in to clean up Zicotie park of all the trash and waist from the protesters they found lots of drug abuse items I no this because I saw it in person. This is not what they should be showing

[cheechanchux]

Free speech...

Right to assembly....

This no longer america

[zombie20042003]

What no one understands is your allowed to speak ur mind ur allowed to protest but dont get voilant dont go after police dont be aggressive just speak ur mind. there no reason for them to go after cops or act like cavemen thats the problem most people they love drama they have to have it in there lives and most people are just ignorent like this guy that says FUCK DA POLICE i mean really thats not even a word or a complete sentence. We are becoming a ignorant country.

[mountielane]

I was gonna join the movement and go protest but... dammit I have to work tomorrow!