Police Brutality

The Occupy protests have gone across the nation. Protestors all around are occupying cities peacefully. LA has been quite calm compared to other cities being occupied. In Oakland on Tuesday an ex-marine, Scott Olsen, was seriously injured. The authorities claim it was due to demonstrators provoking them, but the demonstrators deny this accusation.

Either way, the injured ex-marine has caused a spark for more people to join the movement. People are upset that the police are a part of the 99% and they cause harm to "preserve order." More protestors are joining in support of Olsen. They definitely are in disbelief that the man toured Iraq twice and arrived home safely, but once at home he got injured by joining a peaceful demonstration.

A lot of the other Occupying cities are showing support to Olsen. Since this has caused a lot of questioning, it is being investigated, and the city will give proper disciplinary action to those policemen involved. Demonstrators want a better way to preserve the peace from the police force. They do not want this to be the issue at hand, they rather want to focus on the actual cause of jobs, justice, and equality. Which are the important issues to the movement.

Story paraphrased from LA Times and LA Times.