naturalmentality:

I just witnessed a mass arrest and police brutality. I was detained in a police barricade and threatened with arrest for standing on the sidewalk as a spectator. Not a single member of NYPD could justify their actions to me. It was a peaceful protest before the cops showed up. THEY escalated the protest into violence with their aggression and infringement of basic rights and I can confidently say that as a bystander who had no involvement in the planning or implementation of the protest. However, I will now work towards upholding the ideals and principles behind the Occupy Wall Street Protest. The protest successfully exposed how our freedom here in the US is an illusion.

Emphasis added.  This is a classic problem with domestic policing.  The police often introduce the very violence they are supposedly seeking to prevent.  Libertarians have been screaming this at us for years.  Maybe more people will start listening now.

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