Occupy Wall Street may be sued by the Police

@bobmnu (8157)
United States
October 29, 2011 11:46am CST
It seems that the New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association (Not a Union) is going to sue any protester who injures a NYC Police Sergent. For years police have had to assume the risk of their occupation and accept injury as part of the job. It is a common tactic of protesters to provoke and even instigate action against the police so that the police have to respond and the protesters can cry "Police Brutality" and hope to get the charges dismissed. I support the New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association and hope they are successful in their law suits. Such a judgment will follow the person for life and they should be so remembered.
5 responses
• United States
29 Oct 11
There are many examples of police officers, especially senior officers, using excessive force (remember Rodney King?). Many higher rank officers don't deal with citizens everyday, and have more of a tendency to snap, and use excessive force. This sounds more like a pre-emptive strike by a group who is going to defend senior officers when they do use excessive force. I wonder how this is going to work when you have incidents like what happened in New York when protestors were told that they could walk in the one lane on the bridge, and then they were arrested for doing so. The NYPD admitted that there were conflicting orders given by officers to the protesters, and we all know how much the police love it when you don't follow orders. In a case like this would the Sergeants Benevolet Association sue the officers that gave the incorrect orders, even if they were members of their own Association? I think NOT!!!!
• United States
30 Oct 11
Bob, there are groups that have NOT just taken over areas, but they have actually took out permits. The Occupy Wall Street are on PRIVATE PROPERTY now, and as you know you don't need a permit to occupy PRIVATE PROPERTY. In every large group you will have crazy people that are only looking to cause problems. The like Ohio Tea Party group who at a meeting told John Boehner's lackey Bob Latta that we should kill everyone in Washington including president Obama. Last time I checked, threatening the life of the president of the United States is ILLEGAL. But, this person is NOT in jail, and Bob Latta didn't say a word when this was mentioned. As we all know the jury of ALL WHITE people from a very affluent area found those white police officers not guilty. I have MANY other examples of police brutality involving senior officers who used excessive force. My brother was a police officer, and he worked for a department in Ohio where they investigated police officers. And, he said that senior officers were much more likely to use excessive force because they don't deal with normal citizens everyday. So when they do, they have a much shorter fuse. Protestors aren't threatening to sue the police, it is the other way around. I saw a group on Friday that was just doing exactly what Tea Party people were doing. They had permits, they were organized, and they explained their position. Remember, not only could the police sue the Occupy people, but if the Tea Party decides to wake up and go after the people that are causing many of the problems that they are upset about. They could be sued by these same officers.
@tdemex (3540)
• United States
30 Oct 11
I wonder how many are planted there by people who oppose the movement to provoke violence? It can't happen here, I'm old and did protest the War in Nam, and this was some of the dirty tricks used to discredit us....it does happen! tdemex
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
31 Oct 11
I haven't heard of, or seen any reports of this happening with OWS. In fact, I have yet to see any member of OWS condemn the illegal actions of their members. I don't deny for a second though that plants happen. There were organizations started for the sole purpose of planting racists in Tea Party events. One public school teacher actually started such an organization and even instructed his followers to data mine tea party attendants for things like social security numbers.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
30 Oct 11
It's about time! Yes, there are cases of blatant police brutality, and when that happens, the police involved should be brought to justice. However, protesters have long enjoyed "victim" status, and automatically get absolved of any violence they perpetrate. Occupy supporters keep saying that only a few agitators are creating the violence problem. That may be so. But it won't be until they are held responsible for identifying and marginalizing the few that they will even bother.
• United States
29 Oct 11
I had not heard about this but hope that it goes through. I have seen people walk up and spit in the faces of Police at protests to invoke an attack. They should be less worried about the government dismissing their bills and loans and get their lazy a$$es to work.
@stanshan (13)
• United States
30 Oct 11
I don't know much about this incident, and wish you can shine some light on it and everyone else who doesn't read the newspaper much lately. I guess the police work always on the brink of risky, and they should prepare for it on their daily routine. I wish there won't be much trouble going on.