Where's the Respect, Officers?

Non-Violent Civil Protesters in Occupy Wall Street, New York City marching.

As a lot may know (if you don't know, you will know after you read this post) there is occupations occurring around the globe. It started out with Occupy Wall Street, with a lot of protesters advocating against Crony Capitalism and speaking out that they are through being the 99%. and that the 1% (which are the wealthiest people that include corporations) need to stop robbing the hard working people.

Occupy Tucson TPD arriving to give Criminal Citations

This isn't just going on in New York City, but nation wide. Now, you would think that these Non-Violent Civil Protesters would be left alone to exercise their First Amendment Right (Rights to Assemble) That is not the case in these protests. Police Officers and Armed forces have made arrest and caused chaos more than the protesters have caused them selves.

In Occupy Tucson, protesters gather up at that occupation spot in Armory Park. Officers would return to the park at 10:30 P.M and give criminal citations to those occupants who refused to leave the public land. Of course those who were Cited were coming back to show that the community united, can never be divided.

Scott Olsen a Veteran injured by Police in Occupy Oakland.

If people think that is bad, here is the case of Occupy Oakland, California where Police Officers abused their power and attacked unarmed Protesters. What is streaming across the news is the case of Scott Olsen. Scott Olsen is a Veteran who was injured at the Occupy Oakland protest. Officers launched tear gas, and fired rubber bullets at the unarmed protesters. Where is the honor in that? Why honor those who attack unarmed non-violent protesters? Where is the respect for our Veteran Scott Olsen? There is no respect for officers who use their power to turn a peaceful occupation into their own personal war zone.

In the following Video, you can see an officer launch a grenade into a crowd that were simply trying to get Scott Olsen (who was hit in the head with projectile that caused his skull to fracture) Viewer Digression is advised.

This isn't what Democracy looks like!