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In reply to the discussion: FBI Knew of Plot to Execute Occupy Activists but Did Nothing [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)back when it was discovered amongst the FOIA documents. It is of special interest now as we consider, as a nation, what is really going on inside the government which is supposed to serve and protect us.
I am one of many, many Occupiers who was physically assaulted by a cop during a peaceful march. I've seen fellow Occupiers singled out and snatched, given as many felonies as they could come up with (California was or still is a 3-strikes state), and cops happily appearing in court, attempting to back up their bullshit against peaceful protesters. One prosecutor engaged in witness intimidation in the court as I waited outside as a potential witness. Luckily that judge was having none of it. It's endless bullshit by the cities and the state, against peaceful citizens. I have zero zero zero trouble believing that the FBI found, and ignored, a genuine threat against us. Take a look through DU's recent archives for such documents attained through the FOIA; clear evidence exists that the FBI and DHS were present at much or most Occupy actions and encampments, and were likely directly involved in the attacks against us.
Here is that singled-out Occupier being snatched and given multiple felonies, two days after having been snatched and given multiple felonies. Please note that he is looking entirely the other direction. If we hadn't caught it on video, it would have been his word against the cop's. FUCK THAT.
BTW, the DJ mentioned in the video as having been arrested at the No NATO protest is who I speaking of earlier. NLG observers related in court that they'd seen the incident and it was as DJ said; the cop was flat-out lying. They kept him in custody for a year and have just released him.
Fuck the system. With a government like this, who needs enemies?