Oakland General Strike Police Beat 2nd Iraq War Veteran with Baton Violently,Veteran Hospitalized

A second Iraq war veteran has suffered serious injuries.Kayvan Sabehgi, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is in intensive care with a lacerated spleen. He says he was beaten by police close to the Occupy Oakland camp, but despite suffering agonising pain, did not reach hospital until 18 hours later.

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This is the report and the interview with The Guardian media reporter,UK. Sabehgi, 32, is the second Iraq war veteran to be hospitalised following involvement in Oakland protests. Another protester, Scott Olsen, suffered a fractured skull on 25 October. On Wednesday night, police used teargas and non-lethal projectiles to drive back protesters following an attempt by the Occupy supporters to shut down the city of Oakland. Sabehgi told the Guardian from hospital he was walking alone along 14th Street in central Oakland -- away from the main area of clashes -- when he was injured. "There was a group of police in front of me," he told the Guardian from his hospital bed. "They told me to move, but I was like: 'Move to where?' There was nowhere to move. "Then they lined up in front of me. I was talking to one of them, saying 'Why are you doing this?' when one moved forward and hit me in my arm and legs and back with his baton. Then three or four cops tackled me and arrested me." Sabeghi, who left the army in 2007 and now part-owns a small bar-restaurant in El Cerrito, about 10 miles north of Oakland, said he was handcuffed and placed in a police van for three hours before being taken to jail. By the time he got there he was in "unbelievable pain". He said: "My stomach was really hurting, and it got worse to the point where I couldn't stand up. "I was on my hands and knees and crawled over the cell door to call for help." A nurse was called and recommended Sabehgi take a suppository, but he said he "didn't want to take it". He was allowed to "crawl" to another cell to use the toilet, but said it was clogged. "I was vomiting and had diarrhoea," Sabehgi said. "I just lay there in pain for hours." Sabehgi's bail was posted in the mid-afternoon, but he said he was unable to leave his cell because of the pain. The cell door was closed, and he remained on the floor until 6pm, when an ambulance was called. He was taken to Highland hospital -- the same hospital where Olsen was originally taken after being hit in the head by a projectile apparently fired by police

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[stonehartfloydfan]

so this guy fights for his home land regardless of if the war is right or not and comes home to be beaten by the cops of the land he risked his life for? Hell police use your brains actions like this just make the movement stronger every time.

[StratoBlaster420]

These cops seem to want a bunch of soldiers to come and fuck em up! I personally would enjoy the sight. America has the single most bad ass servicemen on this green earth. If the soldiers had guns this protest would have looked a lot different. You would see cops running for their bitch lives instead of beating up our heroes.

[Jon Bloe]

well financed gang of thugs in action.

[Jon Bloe]

shut the fk up hipster loser fgt. Did you goto to Iraq?  Did you participate in the anti-Wall street movement? Did you do anything positive for anybody else at all??? WorthyofJustice sounds like a corrupt oinker to me.

[LeSecrett Dipschitz]

Sue them for us all. I was also beaten by cops, for falling asleep while waiting for a train. It wont make a difference, at all. But sue the fuck out of them anyhow. These are the same type of assholes who crucified Jesus. And im not religious . Im just saying that this Kayvan Sabehgi is a peaceful and sexy man, and these cops are disgusting little men. There will always be mob mentality to nail one of the intellectuals to a tree or rupture their spleen. It's what they do.

[panegyricooful]

Oh please sue those police bastards!

[panegyricooful]

At least this made the news and there is documented evidence.

[Unityhumanity]

This is what im talking about my brothers and sisters. these cops beat a man who fought for our rights. these cops feel big and bad with a badge and a pistol on their side. but what happens when they realize Civilians and veterans have more weapons and ammo. they say RESPECT MY AUTHORITY, and if you dont, then they beat you. this man was a Army Ranger, one of the best. and look these filth beat him and leave him in pain on a cold floor in a cell. REVOLT!

[WorthyofJustice]

Survives Iraq. Gets inured at a hippie protest. Lol, fag.

[k129h8]

"he was not part of the violent protests"

How the fck are cops supposed to know whos doing what in that mayhem!? They dont have time to meet and greet each fckn idiot out there to seperate them from the scumbags...and he is very much a part of disrupting businesses...hes just too ignorant to accept that fact, fckn dumbass!

[StratoBlaster420]

Wrong, the government thinks they are above the law. Wake the fuck up. Governments are always the enemy of Liberties.

[Kitcatsatmat]

These vets think they are above the law, so we need the police to BEAT THEM BACK into place.