certainly didn't look like dirty hippies to me. looked like normal everyday folk. mostly middle aged or maybe even seniors.

The reporter will now also face a charges of "embarrassing a police officer" and "being a damn nuisance".

sheilanagig: Actually, this is kind of a double violation of the first amendment. It infringes on his freedom to assemble and petition and his freedom of the press.



Right!?
News stations aren't interested in the police taking their rights as well?

Weaver95: FloydA: Now that they have started busting the reporters, perhaps the reporters will stop repeating the "dirty hippies who hate capitalism" line and start actually reporting what's going on.

Doubtful, but it could happen.

I don't think the low level journalists and reporters are the ones killing the stories of abuse. I think that's coming from much higher up the food chain. we already know Fox news blatantly edits news they find objectionable. stands to reason other news networks do something similar.

Is there anything you can't find a conspiracy in? There is a story on OWS every day. Sorry it's not the only story in the world, maybe you should go tell Gaza to stop firing rockets at Israel, kind of a bigger story when Israel readies the ground troupes.

HellRaisingHoosier: sheilanagig: Actually, this is kind of a double violation of the first amendment. It infringes on his freedom to assemble and petition and his freedom of the press.



Right!?
News stations aren't interested in the police taking their rights as well?

It's the alt weekly reporter. He's not part of the kool kids table. He's only about 1/4 step above hippie.

Three Crooked Squirrels: For me the problem is influence not income

This I agree with. Its not so much the yachts and mansions that bother me, its increasing shift in laws designed to lower upward mobility and lock in the rich in their position. When the nation was capable of agreeing (and by nation, I mean lawmakers) on passing a TARP, but people fought tooth and nail against regulating, I would have though the problem would be obvious. I remember hearing right and left wing economists, both of which said the same thing 'if you are going to bail them out with taxpayer money, you have to assert some control over them with it, as you are at the very least renting them. You can't teach them the lesson that they should take risks of that nature and that it won't cost them anything'

Arguments of malicious greed aside, when money equals power and influence, and the one thing all wealthy share is an interest in money, you are going to see the power and influenced used on the government in a profitable way. Ignoring ethics altogether, I don't see how anyone in their right mind wouldn't see this as a problem.

BSABSVR: HellRaisingHoosier: sheilanagig: Actually, this is kind of a double violation of the first amendment. It infringes on his freedom to assemble and petition and his freedom of the press.



Right!?
News stations aren't interested in the police taking their rights as well?

It's the alt weekly reporter. He's not part of the kool kids table. He's only about 1/4 step above hippie.

Pfft, hippies shouldn't even be allowed to have newspapers. Freaking hypocrites out there making money by reporting, being part of the capitalist system, instead of doing nothing but protesting. Thats as disgusting as that Michael Moore fellow, I tell ya.

Awkward.

- He was with the media
- The media is liberal
- Liberals hate america, fox news says so
- Only terrorist hate america
- Beating up terrorist is OK

/ I slipped in the bathroom and hit my head
// But instead of a flux capacitor I gained the ability to follow neo con logic
/// Call Dr.House I need a head CT to check for damage

Rabbitgod: -
/// Call Dr.House I need a head CT to check for damage

What, are you supporting socialized medicine? Damned hippies.

is this a john cena match cos I can't see shiat.

SUBBY greenlighter is a tard.

seriously....

Can't you be hung for treason? The OWS protesters should start thinking about saving their own necks in more than their usual way instead of trying to subvert American values.

jaylectricity: Ah yes, Tennesse State Troopers. They are about as dumb as it comes. I know from first hand experience.

From all the scandals coming out of these assaults on the Occupiers, it sounds like the nation's police forces are competing for the honor.

You mean that maybe, just maybe, the kind of people who tend to be attracted to police work aren't paragons of virtue and intellect for us all to emulate? You think that people who get paid to do what thugs do might just be . . . a bunch of thugs?

Next thing you know you'll be telling me that American soldiers don't crap gold doubloons.

This is a tough one. I enjoy hearing about reporters getting thumped, the OWS idiots getting beaten and I hate cops. Who to hate first?

Nah, not really hard. Hate the pigs first.

Smeggy Smurf: This is a tough one. I enjoy hearing about reporters getting thumped, the OWS idiots getting beaten and I hate cops. Who to hate first?

Nah, not really hard. Hate the pigs first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHOk9VAmMo8

This your theme song, champ?

People wonder why when a cop gets shot the reaction is shrugged shoulders or something equally concerned? It is because the police are the largest street gang in the country. I don't cry at all when Zetas members get shot either.

"Yer rasistin' arrayest. ... Tell'em when ya git'im up thar t'charge him wi' rasistin' arrayest ... awright inneract that li'l scrawny britches ... YEAH! .. snatch his butt up .. yo a'll take care a this'un ...

Stay classy, Tennessee local LEOs, those stereotypes are so unfair.

jaylectricity: Ah yes, Tennesse State Troopers. They are about as dumb as it comes. I know from first hand experience.

If they're anything like Wisconsin State Troopers, all they do basically is a) sit at speedtraps on the highway and jack people up for not having a light above their license plate and b) act as goon squads for politicians because sometimes the local PD's tell them to go get farked.

Don't Troll Me Bro!: What lives beneath a bridge?

Your mom?

I'm at fort campbell and TN never stops surprising me. The local town here just pass a law requiring all voters to have a photo ID if they want to vote in any of the elections, but I could of sword there were laws prohibiting this.

So what happened to the folks whose names he was asking for?

Anyway, the guy obviously had it coming. Stepping backwards from a police officer is basically the same as resisting arrest. The correct procedure, when a police officer approaches you, is to get on your knees with your hands behind your back, just in case you've done something wrong and need to be punished.

You may think you're innocent, but if you're so innocent, why is a police officer walking towards you? Do the right thing and surrender to their better judgement. Stop, drop, and roll.