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SITWAP: Iraq war vet at Occupy Oakland rally gets his skull fractured by cops -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 27 '11, 14:22

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link (www.sfgate.com)

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without reading the story, what does being a vet have to do with anything? -- nm - zork Oct 27, 14:34 7
- It's a story because it shows that possibly not all Occupy protesters are tree-hugging vegan hippies -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 14:39
- well there is a certain irony to putting in two tours to fight for our "freedom" coming home unhurt and then getting your head split open by the po po -- nm - poxie Oct 27, 14:35 5
  - ...while specifically exercising one of the freedoms this dude fought to protect. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 27, 14:37 4
    - I don't think we should assume what his motivations were in signing up. -- nm - zork Oct 27, 14:39 2
      - don't all soldiers fight to protect our freedoms? - Mel Profit Oct 27, 14:43
      - 'Zactly. We all remember Manchurain Candidate. -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 14:40
    - not showering? -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 27, 14:38
what the crap happened out there? -- nm - loosilu Oct 27, 14:27 6
- they drew first blood -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 27, 14:35
- I'm betting he either... - Mel Profit Oct 27, 14:32 1
  - Yes, the videos show the canisters landing very close to people. - con_carne Oct 27, 14:34
- There have been clashes between protesters and police who are trying to break up encampments - con_carne Oct 27, 14:30 1
  - welcome to america. -- nm - 4,198,574,430 Oct 27, 14:33
- it was a FIRE FIGHT!!1 - Beryllium Oct 27, 14:30
The protesters first claimed it was a rubber bullet. The cops are only admitting to bean bag rounds. - Mel Profit Oct 27, 14:26 1
- hit in the head with a tear gas cannister -- (link) - poxie Oct 27, 14:32 [vimeo]

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