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"Most shocking is the section titled 'use of force,' and the accompanying
36-page table that documents 130 incidents of violence police committed
against Occupy activists. The list of incidents by its very nature
couldn't be exhaustive, but is intended to show the wide range of force
police used against activists. Some of the incidents are quite serious;
punching, over-hand swinging of batons, and “intentionally applying very
hard force to the broken clavicle of a handcuffed and compliant
individual.” Reading through the table leaves one with a dizzying sense
of brutality, as ten months of condensed violence flash before one’s
eyes.
On October 14, the report states, an officer approached a protester,
and punched him, knocking him to the ground. In an interview, the
protester said, 'I was walking away from him, I was not walking toward
him . . . I was going away. I didn’t say anything [to the officer].' On
December 17, an ordained priest was punched in the temple by an officer,
causing him to seek emergency treatment. There were several injuries on
March 17 and 18, when Occupy activists attempted to reestablish an
encampment in Zuccotti Park. The report lists many other serious uses of
force, as well as scores of instances of shoving, pushing, and
physically intimidating Occupy protesters."
UPDATE: Here's the whole report.
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