This is what a HERO looks like!

[Fire Walk With Me]

[Lindsay]

1. Lots of heroes in the movement,

but yes, he's one of 'em.

[Brigid]

2. Yes, that's it.

:patriot:

[ZombieHorde]

3. Too bad current police captians aren't following Ray Lewis' example.

I would so love to see that. I want to see on-duty police officers protect the people.

[NYC_SKP]

4. This OP will be on the DU Top Ten very soon.

And deservedly so.

K/R

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Exactly. This man walks the walk, stands back up when he's knocked down, knows its coming

and does it anyway, for the benefit of everyone. Bravo to him. He's the real deal.

[roguevalley]

19. he says when he gets out he's coming back to get arrested again

he is a HERO! I love him. He is the living image of my dad. :) Daddy would have been there too right beside him, all 80+ years and ill health be damned because he's hero stuff too. That generation rules!

[Aerows]

25. Eisenhower Republicans

They never backed up for anyone, and today, they'd be branded hippies. Eisenhower would have stood toe to chin with anyone against this movement.

[Aerows]

27. Conservative Milititary general saw this coming

And wanted us to defend our nation against it, because he saw the loss of our Republic emenent to the loss of it's Sovereignity to it's people as a disaster.

And it has been.

[Aerows]

24. Walks the walk, my friend

and doesn't back up. We must all be like him.

[Aerows]

13. With every man and woman in uniform that join

It gains credibility. I agree, and I am proud of these patriots.

[NYC_SKP]

75. Tip Top of the DU Top Ten!

I love this man, I love this post.

:patriot:

[KaintGetRight]

5. A Lesson To Be Learned...

His arresting officers should be bowing to him.

[doublethink]

9. Well at least saluting him !

:patriot: welcome to DU KaintGetRight! K&R.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. Now that's what I call an awesome man. nt

[Downwinder]

8. Why is it surprising to find morals and ethics

in someone who held an administrative or management position?

[whathehell]

11. I can assure you he was on the streets for years before he got the desk job.

I'm from Philly and one of my best friends, a female, was a cop for over twenty years.

Philadelphia is a tough town and it's not at ALL easy being a cop there, though this

does NOT excuse police abuse in the slightest...I think it's great that he came on the show today.

[Downwinder]

26. You missed my point. I tip my hat to him.

But his example should not be unique. He is a good, professional cop. Where are the other good cops?

[whathehell]

33. Okay...My bad.

As for the other good cops coming forward...Maybe he'll inspire some.

[Snotcicles]

10. A true patriot. nt

[ohheckyeah]

12. That's all well and good

and it's great he stood up BUT the real heroes are the people who started the movement, who have put their lives on hold, some of them for months. The ones who show up day in and day out. Every kid who has been pepper sprayed, beaten, arrested and had their possessions destroyed. THOSE are the heroes.

[Aerows]

15. He's putting his pension on the line by standing up

And choosing to get arrested. This man has a lot to lose, and he has chosen to stand with the 99%. He's a patriot like every other man and woman in the street that is tired of the corruption and the unholy union of Wall Street and DC.

EDIT: Step up to the plate if you have evidence that is different.

[ohheckyeah]

36. I didn't denigrate him and his efforts at all.

What he is doing is great (which I said before) but I don't think he is a bigger hero. That's all.

[roguevalley]

21. you know, a guy in tunisia setting himself on fire is the first one.

every person who steps out of their comfort zone and gets in the line of fire and abuse is a HERO. The OWS movement would be the first to tell you that. They would be the first to decry hierarchy of effort. The process is the objective, not listing hierarchies. Ray is part of the process. He is a hero. He is standing there ready and willing to be beaten, pepper sprayed and all the rest too. He rates just as much as the smallest child and the first OWS'er.

[Aerows]

22. It takes one person to step up to the plate

This man is risking his pension to do so. I give him the benefit of the doubt until he shows me different.

[roguevalley]

29. he said he's coming back again and again and getting arrested

until something gives or he's jailed permanently. He reminds me of my dad. I love him. He's there. He's doing it for me and all of us. He's a hero.

[ohheckyeah]

37. I didn't denigrate him at all.

I just don't think he is a bigger hero than the others who have been out there day in and day out.

[RetroLounge]

47. WHo said he was a BIGGER hero?

I see no one but you saying that.

RL

[ohheckyeah]

54. Oh, for fuck's sake.

Maybe we could argue over the color of grass or the sky.

My point was to take nothing from him but(given the propensity of D.U. to have a new "hero" almost every day) to remind us all that the heroes aren't just the flash in the pan people who come and go but the ones who have stayed for weeks on end. Like Shamar Thomas who has pretty much disappeared.

If that's offensive, well, too bad. I just don't care.

[RetroLounge]

67. Apparently no one needed reminding but you

But nice "concern" post.

:eyes:

RL

[juxtaposed]

50. he is in no way risking his pension, please enough of that

[ohheckyeah]

39. I think what he is doing is admirable. n/t

[eridani]

14. Norm Stamper got outspoken about police violence only when he retired as well

Why do I suspect that if active duty cops spoke up about this, the War on Some Drugs, etc, they just might find themselves without backup in a dangerous situation?

[Aerows]

17. They are risking their pensions

If you have evidence that they are on the "inside", then let's see it. Otherwise, they are citizens that have also had enough.

Speak up if you have evidence, I'll be the first to help you. Unless you don't, and I'll be the first to renounce.

Point blank.

[quakerboy]

48. a question

How is he risking his pension? Once you earned them, retired, vested, however these things work(can you tell I have no prospective access to such a thing), how would going to a protest lose them that pension?

[Aerows]

20. You have to back it up, first

Otherwise, I'll take his stance at face value.

[freshwest]

42. Afraid. But Norm put the hurt on them for the WTO abuse when he left. He didn't have to.

[reggie the dog]

55. that is why so many "honest" people give up being cops

if you dont take money from drug dealers to look the other way the cops that do take the money just might not have your back or worse, so what do you do? take the money?

[MissDeeds]

16. Thanks to Captain Lewis

for his years of service, and for still serving the people. What a marvelous gesture.

K&R

[Aerows]

23. He's enough to bring belief and honor back to the police

Men like him don't come along every day, and God Bless him.

[TBF]

18. K&R nt

[Aerows]

28. We need an Eisenhower.

We need a JFK. We need someone that stands the hell up and says "No More". Your adventures overseas have been disasters that cost too much money, giving corporations tax breaks has lead to them being irresponsible children, and holding no one accountable for the financial meltdown has lead to them being the architects of a new one.

Stop it before we have to bail anyone else out, because I assure you, we won't be bailing out another meltdown. You will HAVE your meltdown first before they get million dollar bonuses after destroying the economy again.

[Downwinder]

30. I'll pass on Eisenhower, he is the one who gave the order to fire

on the Bonus Army.

[whathehell]

34. Wasn't the "bonus army" from WW1?

Ike was a WWII general and then president.

[Downwinder]

45. I stand corrected, It was MacAurthur who gave the orders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

During the military operation, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, later President of the United States, served as one of MacArthur's junior aides.<15> Believing it wrong for the Army's highest-ranking officer to lead an action against fellow American war veterans, he strongly advised MacArthur against taking any public role: "I told that dumb son-of-a-bitch not to go down there," he said later. "I told him it was no place for the Chief of Staff."<16> Despite his misgivings, Eisenhower later wrote the Army's official incident report which endorsed MacArthur's conduct.[1

[reggie the dog]

56. look at the photos, that is how you protest

you BRAWL the fucking pigs

[whathehell]

60. Interesting story...n/t

[sandyj999]

31. Thank you Captain Lewis!

[lunatica]

32. New York's finest

Shame on the policeman putting the handcuffs on. Shame on NYPD.

[Greybnk48]

35. An overused word today, but not in this case! n/t

[DirkGently]

38. We need to remember that many fine people put on that uniform, too.

[Liberal_in_LA]

40. k&r

[ladyVet]

41. Way to go, Ray!

You are a shining example to your fellow police officers. May others follow in your footsteps.

[freshwest]

43. Love to you, Ray Lewis.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

44. K&R Thank You!

:patriot: Here he is before he was arrested:
"Occupy Wall Street - Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis
joins OWS and gives advice to the protesters at his peril."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyoHeyXNsU&feature=youtu.be

[WillyT]

46. K & R !!!

:kick:

[Jim_Shorts]

49. he seems like an interesting person

Does anyone have any info on Ray? I have done internet searches and have come up empty other than the OWS thing.

[gateley]

52. He was on w/Chris Hayes this morning -- you should catch

the clip online.

[Jim_Shorts]

53. Thank you, I know he's impressive

I was looking for a background. I have an acquaintance who is a cop and I can get pages of info on him. I will watch the clip though, thanks.

[Douglas Carpenter]

51. knr

[Major Hogwash]

57. We all have the right to protest the way things are going, and Mr Lewis is one of us!

So, I can understand why he doesn't think letting the 1% have even more control of the economy and the politicians is the thing to do in America.
I can understand his frustration with the banking system and the way healthcare is administered to the elderly in this country.

Mr Lewis is an American!!

How many of us would lend a cop a hand, if he were in need?
I have never checked to see what someone did for a living before I offered to help someone out.

[Enthusiast]

58. kr! N/T

[JNelson6563]

59. K&R

For all the heroes out there. :toast:

[lonestarnot]

61. K & R!

[Bryn]

62. Wow!

What an amazing man!

[stillrockin]

63. much love to ray lewis . . .

[patrice]

64. Putting it on the line again!!

[bigwillq]

65. K and R

:thumbsup:

[Fantastic Anarchist]

66. Wow.

I'm impressed. I love the defiant look on his face, too.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

68. Is he being arrested in NYC?

What's the back story on this?

[valerief]

69. He's our Serpico! nt

[defendandprotect]

70. K/R -- Agree!

[Marnie]

71. Yes, but you notice he was not pepper sprayed or dragged,

much less beaten.

Anyone who has not watched, he was on Chris Hayes Up on MSNBC.

[ooglymoogly]

72. This man has made millions of new friends just like me, for whom

he is their hero.

[timefortherevolution]

73. AMEN!!! I thought that the minute I read his story!

[roman7]

74. bonus

too bad hero's dont deserve a bonus like those fannie&freddie guys