OAKLAND, Kalifornia (PNN) - October 27, 2011 - Marines have been flocking to the social networking/aggregator site Reddit to voice their anger at the life-threatening injury inflicted on 24-year-old Iraqi war veteran Scott Olsen by Oakland thug pig cops during the recent Occupy protests. Video showed Olsen go down after taking a tear gas canister to the head. As fellow protesters tried to assist him, outlaw thug pig cops lobbed a flash grenade into their midst - right next to Olsen’s already fractured skull.
There have been well over 1,000 comments on the site - many from fellow Marines who are absolutely livid at the injury to one of their own by outlaw pig thug cops.
“As God is my witness. I will fight tooth and nail to restore the decency this country was founded upon. The politicians, banks and large corporations have ruined this country. I find it difficult to notice any sense of politeness on the streets anymore. But it goes farther. As a Marine and citizen I am outraged. I am sick to death of the world in which my children are being raised.
“So I ask all of you, can you too sense the tipping point? When will enough be enough? If not now, when? I feel the problem is that the average Joe citizen is ignorant and comfortable. These, in addition to selfishness have become the standard for the majority of the population. As long as people are comfortable they remain silent. Well, I’m really f**king uncomfortable and I’m sick of seeing this sort of sh*t happening. The Occupy protests that are going on are our first glimmer of hope. If we can take this and move it further, get every lazy ass off (his and her) rocker and open (his and her) eyes; then maybe, just maybe we have a chance.
“Semper Fi brothers, and remember who you are. Protectors of a great nation, not (protectors of) politicians or wealthy money-grubbing bankers and the like. When it comes time, I know we’ll stand strong.”
If online reaction is any indication, it’s not a stretch to think Olsen’s injury could be the start of something very big. We have a lot of military combat veterans in this country who haven’t been treated very well since they left the service. No job prospects. Inadequate medical coverage. If they take their anger offline and into the streets, the Occupy Wall Street movement will become an extremely potent, and WELL-TRAINED force.