OAKLAND, Kalifornia (PNN) - November 7, 2011 - In a video posted on YouTube, an unidentified protester holding a video camera, filming a pig thug cop line during the early hours of Thursday, Nov. 3, is shot with a rubber bullet even after repeatedly asking pig thug cops, “Is this okay?”
Rubber bullets, though considered non-lethal, have killed people. They can also cause serious internal injuries and even break bones. Despite their name, rubber bullets are small metal cylinders merely coated with a layer of rubber, and can be launched from traditional firearms. The incident took place following Thursday’s call to general strike, which saw tens of thousands of protestors shut down one of the city’s major highway overpasses.
Though the event was largely peaceful, the pig thug cops said they made 103 arrests, mostly for protestors who failed to disperse after being told to leave public spaces. There were also reports of some vandalism and broken windows, although it was not widespread.
Pig thug cops were heavily criticized for their role in beating Iraq veteran Kayvan Sabehgi with nightsticks while he was walking home from the protest. Although he suffered a ruptured spleen and was in extreme pain pleading for medical attention, none was given, and pig thug cops accused him of being a drug addict, when in reality, they are the criminals.
Sabehgi was finally allowed to see doctors 18 hours later, when paramedics had to physically remove him from his cell because he was in too much pain to walk. Authorities said they were investigating the incident.
He was the second Iraq veteran to be seriously injured by pig thug cops in Oakland amid recent protests. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, Marine veteran Scott Olsen, 24, suffered a fractured skull and brain damage that has impaired his ability to speak after he was hit in the face with a pig thug cop tear gas canister.
Ed. Note: It is time to overthrow the evil government and start killing the pig thug cops! Revolution Now! Independence Forever!
