War Veteran Wounded By Police At Occupy Oakland, Stun Grenade Thrown At Folks Helping Him

And, there is also no question in my mind that the police are going to be the instigators.

Jerry, it's gotten to the point, I don't even try to stand up for the cops anymore. I agree, wholeheartedly with what you've said. It seems that the GOP is pushing for this, but I sure there are going to be those that will put it on the protesters.

But you have to admit, peaceful protesters are harder to arrest, and justify it, as oppose to those who are fighting. Yeah, it's going to be a mess, and I wouldn't wait for the GOP to own up to anything.

This is not the first time this has happened in dealing with the Oakland police. This will be another lost lawsuit for Oakland police.

OAKLAND / Agreement reached on crowd-control tactics

Oakland police will no longer indiscriminately use wooden or rubber bullets, Taser stun guns, pepper spray and motorcycles to break up crowds, under an agreement announced Friday.

The changes followed criticism and lawsuits against police for their tactics at a large demonstration against the Iraq war outside the Port of Oakland on April 7, 2003.

The new policy settles part of a federal class-action lawsuit filed by 52 people who claimed their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and assembly were violated as they targeted two shipping companies with contracts tied to the war in Iraq.

"What we've done is create a comprehensive policy that really provides a much more sensible, reasoned approach to managing demonstrations and crowds," said Rachel Lederman of the National Lawyers Guild in San Francisco.

Yes their coming to take you away Oh My! Looks like they did a good job of that line in Oakland CA. This is what i expected would happen/so no surprize to me.