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Wall Street Protests

 
 
Reply Tue 27 Sep, 2011 04:16 pm
So, very little coverage is being given to the Wall Street protests. Meanwhile this:



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As we circle Union Square, about twenty NYPD officers haul out orange plastic nets (the kind used to fence off construction sites) and close off the road, diverting the crowd. But the detour, too, is closed, leaving us only one option: straight down Broadway. The lighthearted carnival air begins to get very heavy as it becomes clear that we are being corralled. The main group, about 150 protesters, keeps on down the street, but the police are running behind with the orange nets, siphoning off groups of fifteen to twenty people at a time, classic crowd control.

source: http://bostonreview.net/BR36.5/jeanne_mansfield_occupy_wall_street.php

It seems the officer that did this has a history too...
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The Guardian has learned that the officer, named by activists as deputy inspector Anthony Bologna, stands accused of false arrest and civil rights violations in a claim brought by a protester involved in the 2004 demonstrations at the Republican national convention.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/27/occupy-wall-street-anthony-bologna?fb=optOut

I can't help but feel that if this were a Tea Party protest, we'd have lots of lovely coverage and dozens of TV spots with Bachmann or Palin.

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