Occupy Wall Street

[*winter*]

The problem comes in when the municipalities are already distressed to the point that overtime is going to really take its toll.

And I just hate stupid lawsuits in general, I imagine they will abound from this mele. People antagonize the police until they have to use force, then they cry about it. The reason we didn't have to use force in PGH is because the protests were peaceful. Yeah a few dumb college students broke a few windows, but that was the extent of it. The actual protesters were very respectful.

Hey, I go paid to sit in a tent for 5 days...so it wasn't a bad deal for me. Plus 5 days of training that I never had to use.

The training is tailored around NOT using force if possible. It gets to the point where you are praying everyone does what they are supposed to, because if a soldier has to take someone down...that is actually dreaded, because you know you will be on YouTube as the new face of government brutality.

I know there are some crooked cops who just want to beat someone with a club, but the majority would rather be doing their regular job...they are part of the 99% too but in these situations they get lumped into the "enemy" category by some...

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by *winter*

The problem comes in when the municipalities are already distressed to the point that overtime is going to really take its toll.

And I just hate stupid lawsuits in general, I imagine they will abound from this mele. People antagonize the police until they have to use force, then they cry about it. The reason we didn't have to use force in PGH is because the protests were peaceful. Yeah a few dumb college students broke a few windows, but that was the extent of it. The actual protesters were very respectful.

Hey, I go paid to sit in a tent for 5 days...so it wasn't a bad deal for me. Plus 5 days of training that I never had to use.

The training is tailored around NOT using force if possible. It gets to the point where you are praying everyone does what they are supposed to, because if a soldier has to take someone down...that is actually dreaded, because you know you will be on YouTube as the new face of government brutality.

I know there are some crooked cops who just want to beat someone with a club, but the majority would rather be doing their regular job...they are part of the 99% too but in these situations they get lumped into the "enemy" category by some...

I'd argue that the bolded is not always true and we can see multiple videos of it. No, all police are not the enemy, but peoples views of the police tend to be based on their personal, family and community experiences with police, not necessarily on the statistical reality.