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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 06, 2011, 05:17:52 PM
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 05:40 AM
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Authorities: Car Strikes 3 at Occupy DC Protest
Edited on Sat Nov-05-11 05:43 AM by Hissyspit
Source: Associated Press
Nov 5, 12:26 AM EDT
Authorities: Car strikes 3 at Occupy DC protest
WASHINGTON (AP) - District of Columbia authorities say a car drove through a crowd near an Occupy DC protest and struck three people.
D.C. fire department spokesman Lon Walls said Saturday morning that the three were transported to two area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. He said none was in critical condition but that some injuries were "fairly serious."
Hundreds of protesters affiliated with Occupy DC shut down streets Friday near the city's convention center in downtown Washington.
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D.C. Council member Tommy Wells tweeted that the driver was "stopped further up and in custody." He added that police would be checking his blood alcohol content, among other things. Wells said he was conferring with police officials about the incident.
Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OCCUPY_DC?SIT...
bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 05:59 AM
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3. If he's a white man in a suit he'll get off scot free
Just watch.
RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 11:18 AM
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8. FYI He's black driving a Lexus
kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 06:19 AM
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5. Wealthy Repigs think they can murder with no consequences.
I expect the RW violence to escalate.
And just like during the 60s, we will take it and retain the moral high ground.
Be strong, people.
RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 11:20 AM
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9. How do you know he's a Repig?
kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 06:51 PM
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23. The Mercedes and the behavior toward the 99% make it glaringly obvious.
RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 11:23 AM
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10. Police: 3 struck by car at Occupy DC protest in downtown; driver had green light, not cited
Edited on Sat Nov-05-11 11:24 AM by RamboLiberal
District of Columbia police said early Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking three people taking part in an Occupy DC protest in downtown Washington.
Lt. Christopher Micciche (MITCH’-ih-kay) of the D.C. police said the driver was not cited because he had a green light when his vehicle struck the three on Friday night.
He said witnesses told police that the three pedestrians “either ran toward or jumped in front of the moving vehicle.†He said one pedestrian jumped on the hood of the car. One of them was cited for being in the roadway.
“The protesters were apparently trying to block the roadway,†Micciche said. “It was essentially an accident where three individuals were injured but they were in violation by being in the roadway.â€
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dc-authorities-3...
Supposed video of car & driver. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XTak003iHc
Glimmer of Hope (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 11:37 AM
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11. So if a driver has the green light, they are free to run people over?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5049294
Back when I lived in south FL I attended a concert with my then-wife in downtown Miami. Heading back to I-95 I was surprised to see a shanty town under the on-ramp. I was even more surprised when a number of vagrants ran on to the road and attempted to get me to stop.
I loudly gunned the engine and sent them scattering.
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Occupy DC footage:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=prgkEAuSQT0[/youtube]
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Someone really needs to develop a "brown note" device for crowd control.
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 06:19 AM
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5. Wealthy Repigs think they can murder with no consequences.
I expect the RW violence to escalate.
And just like during the 60s, we will take it and retain the moral high ground.
Be strong, people.
Why? we're already winning this war in the Court of public opinion, all we have to basically do is sit by and watch you destroy your movement yourselves.
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Expecting logic from fools is a futile thing.
But just how do the Occupiers hope to capture the hearts of America by blocking traffic?
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Expecting logic from fools is a futile thing.
But just how do the Occupiers hope to capture the hearts of America by blocking traffic?
By creating awareness, of course.
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Glimmer of Hope
So if a driver has the green light, they are free to run people over?
Obviously we have someone here who's never seen a cab driver in NYC.
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Glimmer of Hope (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-05-11 11:37 AM
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11. So if a driver has the green light, they are free to run people over?
Pretty much.
When the light is green, the driver has the right away. The pedestrian cross walk sign will be a red hand that says DO NOT CROSS. If you jump in front of a car, you deserve to get hit. This reminds me of the dumbasses playing in the road in Oakland when the Mercedes driver hit two protesters.
GET OUT OF THE DAMN ROAD!
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The stupid shall be punished.
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In regards to the OWS occupoopers, a quote today from Nancy Pelousi, out on her daily stretch to keep all of her Botox limber:
Pelosi barely slowed to breathe as she held forth on the issues of the day, from the World Series (she refused her husband’s entreaties to turn off the sixth game and go to sleep) to Occupy Wall Street. “People say, ‘Oh, they don’t have a message,’ †she said. “They don’t need a message. They’re making a statement.â€
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/11/14/111114ta_talk_mayer#ixzz1d3nqWAX3
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‘Oh, they don’t have a message,’ †she said. “They don’t need a message. They’re making a statement.â€
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http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/11/14/111114ta_talk_mayer#ixzz1d3nqWAX3
What, wut?
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23. The Mercedes and the behavior toward the 99% make it glaringly obvious.
Statistically speaking, if it was, as another poster said, a "black guy in a mercedes" then any of the following would be far more likely than a black republican:
1) drug dealer
2) one of Jesse Jackson's drivers, high on crack
3) OJ
4) member of black congressional caucus, drunk
5) car theif
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I expect the RW violence to escalate.
With good reason.
You support a group that so far has:
raped multiple women
committed thousands of acts of vandalism, destroying private property
ruined park areas for the rest of the public
shit on a cop car
shit on an American flag
stolen property
dealt and done drugs in public
knocked down and injured an elderly woman
kept other law abiding citizens from getting to work
kept their customers from being able to enter those places of work
YES, the violence WILL escalate because the OWS crowd doesn't know how to peaceably protest without shitting on the rights of others (contrast with Tea Party). IF there is violence, it will have been WELL EARNED.
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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-05-11 08:02 AM
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14. occupyDC account at link
http://occupydc.org/
tpsbmam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-05-11 12:06 PM
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21. Thanks for the link....VASTLY different account of the crime coming from the multitude of
occupyDC protesters. I know who I believe! Welcome to cops protecting Americans, fascist style. This is definitely not ALL cops but damn, we're seeing WAY too much of this around the country!
Oh, here's the direct link to that post (the other will move as they add new posts).
Oh yeah well there's a reliable source. No agenda there, I'm sure.
About as reliable as this dipshit:
[youtube=425,350]eJVqc9wBdVg[/youtube]