Word Of Advice To The Occupy Folks,..Don't Try To Knock A Cop Off His Bike

[MikeBjerum]

#1.  If you video and then send you video in as evidence you might want to remember that you also taped the part where the idiot assaulted the officer!

#2.  At what point was he shot in the chest with a rubber bullet 

[jnevis]

I don't think they were referring to the "pusher" being shot, but the Denver PD did fire stingballs into the crowd to disperse it. 

[tt11758]

My biggest question, besides what exactly is the point of these protests, is why did the cops take so long to get the guy out of there?  I would think they would want to get him out of the area as fast as possible; load him up and process him off site.  The longer they have him on the ground the more likely the crowd will get out of hand.

There was some radio traffic that mentioned an ambulance.  So my guess is that they were going to have his facial scrapes looked at BEFORE transporting him from the scene.  Get them documented so he didn't try to come back later and claim more serious injuries.

[fightingquaker13]

Ideology aside, the tactics of camera girl were great. Lets assume its us in a protest and the cops got rowdy. (picture Tombogan being the one in cuffs, a strange thought I know, but go with it for now ).

First, she did get the whole incident on tape, maybe bad for "Tom", but good for keeping accountability. If the DA wants the tape, he has to use the whole thing. (Side note, make a copy in front of witnesses ASAP).
Second, she got the head wounds, and noted that that there were numerous officers present, all of whose faces were shown.
Third, She got the guy to yell out his name so she knew who to give the tape to.
Fourth, she was calling for other, presumably helpful witnesses to be identified before they left the scene.
The only thing she did wrong was not getting a close up of the cops badge numbers. I know that in a demonstration/riot scenario many cops tape over theirs. IMHO that should be a felony. Likewise, a cop should be required to give his badge number if asked for it. There has to be accountability, and no cop should be able to operate anonymously. If they can  do that, we have no recourse to civil justice.

As others have posted, I think this video helps the cops more than it hurts them. It would be enough for me to vote guilty on a charge of assaulting an officer. Still, from a tactical stand point, it is a lesson we should all learn, as tomorrow we might be the ones on the wrong side of the batons. Just sayin'.
FQ13

[billt]

The potential war being created between the have's and have not's will have "us" in the middle.

If those idiots represent the "have nots", I'd like to think I'm one of the "haves". At least in the brain dept. It's an obvious sure bet those morons don't have any. Also, they hate guns. This "war" will be over in 5 minutes.

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