"District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, who at least initially had expressed broad support for the protesters and their cause, has recently said he thinks that the district should be reimbursed by the federal government for the cost of the protesters."
12/23/11, "Court documents: Police officer kicked in groin at Occupy DC encampment vomited at scene," AP
"The scuffle took place Thursday afternoon after Park Police came to McPherson Square, the site of the Occupy DC encampment, for a report of a man assaulting a woman inside a tent. The officers encountered a woman who pointed out Ruffin and told them that he had entered her tent, vomited and jumped on her and others inside.
Police say Ruffin refused to present identification, cursed and yelled racial slurs at officers, and refused to stand up to be arrested. He kicked at officers who attempted to place him in the cruiser, and once inside, kicked the rear car door and bent the door from the door frame, authorities said. Officers used a stun gun at one point to subdue him, according to the documents. Ruffin is described in court papers
- as 6 feet 3 inches tall and 300 pounds.
He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where he was treated for high blood pressure, and the two injured officers were also taken to the hospital. The officer who was kicked in the groin still has swelling and pain in the area, police say....
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, who at least initially had expressed broad support for the protesters and their cause, has recently said he thinks that the district should be reimbursed by the federal government for the cost of the protesters."
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The AP ignores the crime and momentous political news in this report and chooses to make the headline that 'court documents' say a policeman threw up ("at the scene") after being kicked in the groin at an Occupy attack. They don't find it more important that he was present at the camp answering a complaint of an Occupy woman, a "woman who pointed out Ruffin and
- told them that he had entered her tent, vomited and jumped on her and others inside." ed.
11/5/11, "Occupy DC rioters push 78 year old woman down flight of stairs, sent to emergency room, woman had ridden bus for 12 hours to get to event for conservatives"
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Also, 11/5/11, "OccupyDC Protesters Use Kids to Blockade Door During Violent Scuffle," Steven Gutowski reports with MRCTV video
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11/4/11, "#OWS Protesters Attempt to Storm AFP Defending the American Dream Summit," The Other McCain blog
Occupy DC riots video, updates
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11/5/11, "Occupy D.C. protesters block streets near convention center," Washington Post, T. Craig, C. Williams
"Hundreds of Occupy D.C. protesters blocked streets Friday night around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- where a conservative group was holding a dinner....
About 500 protesters stood in the streets at half a dozen intersections around the building, preventing cars from coming or going.
- Several said that their
- aim was to prevent those inside from leaving....
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11/15/11, Defecation on video at Occupy DC
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Obama's Tucson speech about civility drooled over by the media meant what again? ed.
via Weasel Zippers
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