Group of females corralled then pepper sprayed by cops, WTF? (NYC Protests)

[noxagol]

That was ridiculous that cop pepper-sprayed those morons. He's in a white uniform which I think means he's likely a Lieutenant or higher? How could they possibly think that was a good idea.

I still want to see the whole video, but that cop should be put in jail on assault charges. Good grief.

fixed it for ya!

 

[Imaginos]

The Fourth Reich is not coming.
It's already here.

 

[freeforall]

Why were they being fenced in? What were they protesting?

 

[acptulsa]

Slow-motion version where you can see the cop in the white shirt spraying mace about a foot away from the face of the drama queen:



Even the police on the outside of the fence were dramatic. They turned their heads and cleared out of the upwind side of the fence.

Such over-acting.

I've seen this happen a lot of times on T.V. shows and I know exactly how a person should react in real life.


The real crime here isn't the fact that non-aggressive, skinny, women were corralled into a fence and then maced in the face by a 220 pound man from five feet away. The real crime is the quality of acting done by that one woman. I never want her in a fence with me!

+rep.

Yeah, those four kids at Kent State overacted too when they fell down and died. If they hadn't been so convincing when they fell down and died they might not have gotten their asses buried.

Who the hell cares if one of the women seemed to be trying to entrap the cop into doing the wrong thing? Hell, if he was a lieutenant he should have had more sense than to walk into the trap, right?

Does this make you New Yorkers proud to pay your taxes?

Might head down there tomorrow, and offer my medic skills.

And you thought Missouri springtime weather was dangerous. Don't forget your official EMT shirt. It might give you a little protection--maybe.

 

[AGRP]

The other cops looked pretty shocked that he did it.

Yeah, shocked someone would spray them with peppers, but perfectly fine with rounding up innocent people like cattle.

 

[kylejack]

I'm not supporting or vilifying anyone. I've seen many instances where the police were out of line and acknowledged it.
I have to be objective though. I watched this video about 15 times and have a hard time determining who is doing what as it was so chaotic. The video does not show what happened prior to this and there is no context.

Notice that of the two ladies who got pepper sprayed, one cradled her head and was quiet, which is the typical reaction I see in these types of videos. The other was an absolute drama queen about it. I think she wanted to get pepper sprayed, most likely to make some sort of statement, and exaggerated her pain to help drive the point home that the cops are evil. And they often are, but I think alot of the protestors deliberately go out and make trouble and ask to get tasered or pepper sprayed.

About 5 ladies are sprayed and they all seem to be suffering. They were taking pictures and saying, "What are you doing?!" to cops who seemed to be roughing someone up in the street. They were staying behind the barrier and not attempting to escape. There was no reason to spray them.

 

[pcosmar]

What were they protesting?

Corruption.

There are people there with numerous issues. The War, The Economy, Civil Rights. etc.
Pick an issue and there will be some there protesting it.

 

[kylejack]

Yeah, some are protesting Wall Street destroying the economy and then taking massive bailouts from the public. Others are protesting Troy Davis' execution. It's basically the "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" protest.

 

[playboymommy]

Posted this in the ultra liberal socialist music forum i'm in....maybe this will get them thinking about blind faith in government and a police state. This is what kills me about women who love government or think government is the answer to everything...i wonder if any of the women sprayed believe in the 2nd amendment.

 

[pcosmar]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
-- John F. Kennedy

I for one would like to avoid the inevitable.

 

[Kludge]

Those cops were surrounded by people so docile, the cops all had their backs turned to them while pepper-spraying a group of peaceful protesters they'd already corralled. ...

 

[moostraks]

https://occupywallst.org/ Some interesting still shots on this site. There are not words sufficient for my disgust on this situation. I also disagree with the website commenter who says not to be mad at those officers who are just following orders. Sorry but those officers are the foot soldiers who carry out the deeds for the cowards in power.

 

[GreenBulldog]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
-- John F. Kennedy

I for one would like to avoid the inevitable.

I'm starting to think this is more likely.

When people start coming to protest armed...What would be the result? Escalation of violence on both sides until...?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

About 5 ladies are sprayed and they all seem to be suffering. They were taking pictures and saying, "What are you doing?!" to cops who seemed to be roughing someone up in the street. They were staying behind the barrier and not attempting to escape. There was no reason to spray them.

It appears to me that he was targeting the red-haired woman with the biggest camera. This probably was an attempt to stop photos and video.

 

[pcosmar]

It appears to me that he was targeting the red-haired woman with the biggest camera. This probably was an attempt to stop photos and video.

And if that was the case,, what was her crime exactly?

 

[Anti Federalist]

And if that was the case,, what was her crime exactly?

Contempt of Cop.

May be punished on the spot by whatever means are deemed appropriate to the offended officer, including instant application of lethal force.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

And if that was the case,, what was her crime exactly?

No crime on her part. Even assuming that she was doing something wrong, it would not make the cop "judge, jury and executioner". The cop needs to be charged with a crime, and fired.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Hard to tell exactly what happened. I hear some guy saying he was maced.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Hard to tell exactly what happened. I hear some guy saying he was maced.

Well, when the cops themselves run from whatever is being sprayed and everybody else hauls ass or hits the deck, it's pretty safe to assume a chemical agent was sprayed.

 

[Tina]

Most people who get pepper sprayed don't act like that. My guess is that she wanted to be pepper sprayed, then when she got what she wanted, made it look good for the camera.

Brainwashing in action.