Scott Olsen Suing Oakland PD For Causing Permanent Brain Damage During Occupy Protest Update: Video [View all]
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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/14/scott-olsen-suing-oakland-pd-for-causing-permanent-brain-damage-during-occupy-protest/
Most of us remember this image from last year’s Occupy Oakland during which the police instigated a riot and then used excessive force.
On October 25, 2011, Olsen was shot while standing still, facing forward and only twenty feet away from a line of police in riot gear. Even with tensions running high that night, there was no way to interpret Olsen’s actions, or lack thereof, as hostile or threatening. Rather, an unknown officer apparently took offense at his defiance (he was not cowering, you see) and simply shot him in the head with ammunition specifically prohibited from being used for crowd control due to its potential for serious injury. This, of course, begs the question of why the police, preparing for a riot, had it with them in the first place.
According to Court House News:
“The impact fractured Mr. Olsen’s skull and caused severe hemorrhaging of his brain. As a result of his injuries, Mr. Olsen lost his ability to speak and perform basic mental and physical functions. Although he has recovered much of his speech and functions through intensive therapy, he still frequently has difficulty speaking, concentrating, and remembering things.”
All that just for passively standing up to police? It’s a wonder that Oakland has a reputation for police brutality with such restraint on the part of law enforcement.
(More at the link.)
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Scott Olsen @OlsenVet
Yesterday I filed a federal suit v. City of #Oakland, #OPD #RobertRoche and 50 J. Does (unknown officers). Read here:
http://www.scottolsen.org/Olsen%20v.%20City%20of%20Oakland%20Complaint.pdf …
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Political Fail Blog @PFailBlog
VIDEO: Scott Olsen (vet shot by OPD during protest) Speaks on his Lawsuit Against the Oakland Police Department
http://bit.ly/T70lgE | #YAN
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