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Anti Federalist
10-20-2011, 09:23 PM
Pretty severe punishment, even by cop standards, being meted out.

"Loss of ten vacation days".

Now, shut the fuck up and move along, Mundane!


NYC officer violated pepper spray rules

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-nyc-officer-violated-pepper-spray-rules-232154225.html

NEW YORK (AP) — An internal New York Police Department review has found an official violated department guidelines when he used pepper spray on Occupy Wall Street protesters last month, a person with knowledge of the investigation said Tuesday.

Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna faces discipline of a loss of 10 vacation days after the Sept. 24 incident near Union Square, shortly after the now-global protests began in a tiny private plaza in lower Manhattan, the person said. The person had direct knowledge of the review but was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The demonstrators had meandered from their base in Zuccotti Park and spilled over into the streets, blocking traffic. Video from the protests shows a small group of mostly women corralled by orange netting used by officers to control crowds. Bologna approaches and, seemingly without warning, blasts the cluster with pepper spray. Two of the women crumple on the sidewalk in pain. One screams.

The incident helped propel the movement into the national spotlight. It sparked outrage by demonstrators and a collection of gawkers who were watching the protests online through streaming footage. Video has played an important role in the demonstration in New York, with police and protesters carrying cameras in nearly every encounter. The footage can go both ways, showing possible missteps by protesters and possible misconduct by police, and it can be heavily edited. Generally, the demonstrations have been peaceful.

Bologna, who works in Manhattan South, has the option to appeal the decision. His union said Bologna's actions were motivated by his concern for the safety of officers under his command and the safety of the public.

"Deputy Inspector Bologna is disappointed at the results of the department investigation," said Roy Richter, president of the NYPD captain's endowment association. "His actions prevented further injury and escalation of tumultuous conduct. To date, this conduct has not been portrayed in its true context."

A lawyer for one of the women, 24-year-old Kaylee Dedrick, said Bologna had assaulted her and he should be arrested.

"The crux of Deputy Inspector Bologna's offense is not that he mishandled pepper spray or shot off mist in a careless fashion; the crux of Bologna's conduct is he engaged in a deliberate assault against five innocent people," attorney Ron Kuby said.

Shortly after the incident, the hacker group Anonymous, which is affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, posted on its website Bologna's address, his phone number and where his children went to school, among other personal details. Police department officials said that was out of line and deplorable.

(Why? You fuckers watch and monitor us 24/7 and have unfettered access to OUR information. - AF)

Pepper spray is relatively low on the spectrum of force available to officers. The patrol guide lists several situations where an officer may use it, including for protection. The guide prohibits the use of pepper spray against subjects who don't actively resist.

Kuby met with the Manhattan district attorney's office earlier this week to ask for an investigation. Other lawyers representing the hundreds of people arrested in the monthlong protest have asked for disorderly conduct charges to be dropped. Seven hundred protesters were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge a week after the women were pepper sprayed. Other demonstrations resulted in significantly fewer arrests.

The demonstrations have sparked similar protests around the world, where demonstrators have had more significant clashes with police. In Italy, riots broke out in Rome, and on Monday, Italian police conducted raids throughout the country against suspected anarchists and their sympathizers

phill4paul
10-20-2011, 09:30 PM
Exception due to privilege.

Anti Federalist
10-20-2011, 09:42 PM
In case anybody forgot.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ05rWx1pig

kylejack
10-20-2011, 10:00 PM
That prick also was recently reported saying he'd do it all over again.

CaptainAmerica
10-20-2011, 10:05 PM
He has no balls,and if that was someone just as well armed as him he would have never fucked with them.

Anti Federalist
10-20-2011, 10:09 PM
That prick also was recently reported saying he'd do it all over again.

Of course he would.

Most people would, given legal protection from their crimes.


Stanford prison experiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was conducted 14-20 August 1971 by a team of researchers led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University.[1] It was funded by a grant from the US Office of Naval Research[2] and was of interest to both the US Navy and Marine Corps in order to determine the causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners.

Twelve students were selected out of 75 to play the prisoners and live in a mock prison in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Another twelve of the same 75 were selected to play the Guards. Roles were assigned randomly to the 24 men. The participants adapted to their roles well beyond what even Zimbardo himself expected, leading the "officers" to display authoritarian measures and ultimately to subject some of the prisoners to torture. In turn, many of the prisoners developed passive attitudes and accepted physical abuse, and, at the request of the guards, readily inflicted punishment on other prisoners who attempted to stop it. The experiment even affected Zimbardo himself, who, in his capacity as "Prison Superintendent", lost sight of his role as psychologist and permitted the abuse to continue as though it were a real prison. Five of the prisoners were upset enough by the process to quit the experiment early, and the entire experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days. The experimental process and the results remain controversial. The entire experiment was filmed, with excerpts made publicly available.

donnay
10-20-2011, 10:18 PM
It's the real game of monopoly! The wo/men in uniforms, with guns and a badges are protecting the bankster--they get a stack of "get out of jail free" cards! :mad:

speciallyblend
10-20-2011, 10:18 PM
so i can mace a cop and get 10 days of vacation taken away . hell i do not get vacation pay so i get off then? f the police state.

Danke
10-20-2011, 10:21 PM
whoa. He has to change his vacation plans this year? That's fuck up. I'm sure all police will think twice now...

Finally, Justice! The system works.

kylejack
10-21-2011, 08:19 AM
One of the woman who was sprayed has a lawyer and is pressing for felony charges, so we may still see a little more justice, maybe.

Anti Federalist
10-21-2011, 11:22 AM
Bump