Posts tagged police

Atlanta Sheriffs refuse to evict 103 year old woman

This story about Atlanta Sheriff deputies refusing to evict a 103 yr old woman from her home of 50+ years at the request of Chase Bank is getting around. It’s a good story, but I’ll be the one insensitive one and say that people are kicked out of their homes all the time. I know a single mother with sick kids who lost her home. I know another who did too.

It’s great that old women make for great news and even greater PR. Wouldn’t be nice if you didn’t have to be either very young or very old for the media to give a damn?

A cop stood with OWS and was arrested

Occupy Seattle protesters on a public sidewalk are ordered to clear the intersection before police begin using pepper spray on the group. Videography by Ansel Herz.

Ansel Herz, the videographer, also pepper sprayed, explains the scene at his blog.

 

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A video clip from the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC last night. I didn’t shoot the video, but am providing another way for others to find it. Viewers have alleged that NYPD seen in the video were striking protesters in their faces whilst making arrests.