What the hell was the point of doing that?! From this view you can't see any protestors so I'm left to wonder what could've provoked one cop to shoot one guy walking along with a camera? I can't think of anything to justify that. More malicious behavior like the video of the flash grenade lobbed into the crowd trying to help an injured person. Is there something about Oakland I'm not aware of?

I have the eerie sense another Boston Massacre is around the corner.

Why?

WHY?!?

*wtf

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>> ^Phreezdryd:

What the hell was the point of doing that?! From this view you can't see any protestors so I'm left to wonder what could've provoked one cop to shoot one guy walking along with a camera? I can't think of anything to justify that. More malicious behavior like the video of the flash grenade lobbed into the crowd trying to help an injured person. Is there something about Oakland I'm not aware of?


That all depends. You know about this right?

>> ^bmacs27:

>> ^Phreezdryd:
What the hell was the point of doing that?! From this view you can't see any protestors so I'm left to wonder what could've provoked one cop to shoot one guy walking along with a camera? I can't think of anything to justify that. More malicious behavior like the video of the flash grenade lobbed into the crowd trying to help an injured person. Is there something about Oakland I'm not aware of?

That all depends. You know about this right?

Yeah, I'd shoot that.

>> ^JiggaJonson:

I have the eerie sense another Boston Massacre is around the corner.


I was thinking more Kent State.

In the cop's defense, the cameraman was clearly asking for it.




p.s. the soft border on the sarcasm box really screws with the edginess of sarcastic comments.

>> ^Phreezdryd:

What the hell was the point of doing that?! From this view you can't see any protestors so I'm left to wonder what could've provoked one cop to shoot one guy walking along with a camera? I can't think of anything to justify that. More malicious behavior like the video of the flash grenade lobbed into the crowd trying to help an injured person. Is there something about Oakland I'm not aware of?

Oakland is the murder capital of the San Francisco Bay Area, and its crime spreads out in all directions that are accessible by public transit. Cops are surely more on guard in Oakland than most surrounding areas.

The cameraman's name is Scott Campbell.

I believe the police in Oakland are attempting to send a clear message to protesters with these actions. And that message is, "don't come down to the protest if your name is Scott."

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in their defense, usually oakland cops just shoot black people with real bullets. white guys with camera's get the rubber ones.

What the hell?
That should be an assult charge right there!

totally fucked up

I bet the cop gets off Scott free!

Bah dum TST! >> ^TheFreak:

The cameraman's name is Scott Campbell.
I believe the police in Oakland are attempting to send a clear message to protesters with these actions. And that message is, "don't come down to the protest if your name is Scott."

I want to see more of the video. I could see someone taking advantage of a loud bang and a flash in their direction to make a scene on camera.

That said, I used to live in the Bay Area. People avoid Oakland like nothing else. There is enough prejudice, racism, violence and murderous underworld there that it's like Northern California's own piece of Southeast LA. More so in some cases given that it doesn't get nearly as much press, and so a lot of things go down there that the media doesn't even cover.

I feel for the guy if this really went down the way we're told. I don't feel that any of us can rest without the entirety of the United States police force receiving massive legal repercussions and official reprimandation for the numerous offenses we've seen throughout this "occupy" fiasco. If this is what the bottom line comes down to for the majority of urban police in the US, then fuck them all. They are absolutely no different than the people they imprison, right down to those who share the same feelings as common citizens but still give silent compliance to these actions.