,NEW ,POLICE ,/RATEGY 9 ,NEW ,YORK - ,SEXUAL ,ASSAULT 

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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

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,A FEW WEEKS AGO ,I WAS ) A FEW COMPANIONS FROM ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET 9 ,UNION ,SQU>E :5 AN OLD FRI5D -- ,I'LL CALL H] ,EILE5 -- PASS$ ?R\<1 H] H& 9 A CA/4 

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,WE HAD ALL BE5 HE>+ /ORIES LIKE ?IS4 ,9 FACT1 !RE HAD BE5 CONT9UAL REPORTS ( POLICE (FIC]S GROP+ WOM5 DUR+ ! NI<TLY EVICTIONS FROM ,UNION ,SQU>E ITSELF OV] ! PREVI\S TWO WEEKS4 

0,YEAH SO ,I SCREAM$ AT ! GUY1 ,I SAID1 'Y\ GRABB$ MY BOOB6 :AT >E Y\1 SOME K9D ( FUCK+ P]V]T8' ,SO !Y TOOK ME BEH9D ! L9ES & BROKE MY WRI/S40 

,ACTUALLY1 %E QUICKLY CL>IFI$1 ONLY ONE WRI/ WAS LIT]ALLY BROK54 ,%E PROCE$$ TO LAUN* 9TO A C>EFUL1 WELL-NI< CL9ICAL BL[-BY-BL[ DESCRIPTION ( :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,AN EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/1 %E KNEW TO GO LIMP :5 POLICE SEIZ$ H]1 & H[ TO DO NO?+ ?AT C\LD POSSIBLY BE DESCRIB$ AS RESI/+ >RE/4 ,POLICE DRAGG$ H]1 P>TLY BY ! HAIR1 BEH9D !IR L9ES & ?REW H] TO ! GR\ND1 P]IODICALLY %\T+ 0/OP RESI/+60 AS %E %\T$ BACK 0,I'M NOT RESI/+60 ,AT ONE PO9T ?\<1 %E SAID1 %E DID TELL !M H] GLASSES HAD FALL5 TO ! SIDEWALK NEXT TO H]1 & ANN\NC$ %E WAS GO+ TO REA* OV] TO RETRIEVE !M4 ,?AT APP>5TLY GAVE !M ALL ! EXCUSE !Y NE$$4 ,ONE SEIZ$ H] RI<T >M & B5T H] WRI/ BACKW>DS 9 :AT %E SAID APPE>$ TO BE SOME K9D ( M>%AL->TS MOVE1 LEAV+ IT NOT BROK51 BUT S]I\SLY DAMAG$4 0,I DON'T KN[ EXACTLY :AT !Y DID TO MY LEFT WRI/--AT ?AT PO9T ,I WAS TOO BUSY SCREAM+ AT ! TOP ( MY LUNGS 9 PA94 ,BUT !Y BROKE IT4 ,AFT] ?AT !Y PUT ME 9 PLA/IC CUFFS1 AS TI<TLY AS !Y POSSIBLY C\LD1 & W\LDN'T LOOS5 !M = AT LEA/ AN H\R NO MATT] H[ L\D ,I SCREAM$ OR H[ MU* ! O!R PRISON]S BEGG$ !M TO HELP ME4 ,= A :ILE EV]YONE 9 ! >RE/ VAN WAS *ANT+ 'TAKE !M (F1 TAKE !M (F' BUT !Y JU/ IGNOR$ !M4440 

,ON ,M>* #a#g1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ MEMB]S ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET CELEBRAT$ ! SIX MON? ANNIV]S>Y ( !IR FIR/ CAMP AT ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K BY A PEACEFUL REOCCUPATION ( ! P>K--A REOCCUPATION BROK5 UP )9 H\RS BY POLICE ) #cb >RE/S4 ,LAT] ?AT EV5+ A BREAK-AWAY GR\P MOV$ NOR?1 F9ALLY E/ABLI%+ ITSELF ON ! S\!RN 5D ( ,UNION ,SQU>E1 TWO MILES AWAY1 EV5 SLEEP+ 9 P>K--?\< ! CITY GOV]NM5T SOON AFT] DECID$ TO DEFY A C5TURY-OLD TRADITION & BEG9 CLOS+ ! P>K EV]Y NI<T JU/ SO !Y W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO E/ABLI% A CAMP !RE4 ,S9CE !N1 OCCUPI]S HAVE TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( PA/ JUDICIAL RUL+S TO CONT9UE TO SLEEP ON SIDEWALKS \TSIDE ! P>K1 & MORE REC5TLY1 ON ,WALL ,/REET ITSELF4 

,DUR+ ?IS TIME1 PEACEFUL OCCUPI]S HAVE BE5 FAC$ ) CONT9UAL H>ASSM5T >RE/S1 ALMO/ 9V>IABLY ON FABRICAT$ *>GES 70DISORD]LY CONDUCT10 09T]F]+ ) ! CONDUCT ( A POLICE (FIC]0--! LATT] A *>GE ?AT CAN BE LEVEL$1 = 9/ANCE1 AGA9/ ?OSE :O TRY TO TWI/ \T ( ! WAY :5 AN (FIC] IS HITT+ !M47 ,I HAVE SE5 ONE PROTE/] AT ,UNION ,SQU>E >RE/$1 BY F\R (FIC]S US+ CONSID]ABLE =CE1 = SITT+ ON ! GR\ND TO PET A DOG2 ANO!R1 = WRAPP+ A BLANKET >\ND H]SELF 7NEI!R W]E GIV5 W>N+S2 BUT BO? BEHAVIORS W]E CONSID]$ TOO CLOSE TO 0CAMP+072 A ?IRD1 AN EX-,M>9E1 = US+ OBSC5E LANGUAGE ON ! ,F$]AL /EPS4 ,O!RS W]E REPORT$LY >RE/$ ON ?OSE SAME /EPS = S++ A SATIRICAL V]SION ( ! 0,(FIC] ,KRUMPKE0 SONG FROM ,WE/ ,SIDE ,/ORY4 ,ALMO/ NO M>* GOES BY )\T ONE OR TWO PROTE/]S1 AT LEA/1 BE+ HURL$ AGA9/ VEHICLES OR HAVE !IR HEADS BA%$ AGA9/ ! GR\ND :ILE BE+ >RE/$ = /RAY+ (F ! SIDEWALK4 ,! MESSAGE H]E IS CLE>4 ,LAW HAS NO?+ TO DO ) IT4 ,ANYONE :O 5GAGES 9 ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET-RELAT$ ACTIVITY %\LD KN[ !Y CAN BE >RE/$1 = VIRTUALLY ANY REASON1 AT ANY TIME4 

,MANY ( !SE >RE/S >E C>RI$ \T 9 SU* A WAY TO GU>ANTEE PHYSICAL 9JURY4 ,! TONE WAS SET ON ?AT FIR/ NI<T ( ,M>* #a#g1 :5 MY FRI5D ,EILE5'S WRI/S W]E BROK52 O!RS SUFF]$ BROK5 F+]S1 CONCUSSIONS1 & BROK5 RIBS4 ,AGA91 ?IS WAS ON A NI<T :]E ,[,S ACTIONS W]E CONF9$ TO SITT+ 9 A P>K1 PLAY+ MUSIC1 RAIS+ ONE OR TWO T5TS1 & M>*+ D[N ! /REET4 ,TO GIVE A S5SE ( ! LEVEL ( VIOL5CE PROTE/]S W]E SUBJECT$ TO1 DUR+ ! M>* NOR? TO ,UNION ,SQU>E1 WE SAW ! FIR/ MAJOR 9CID5T ( W9D[-BREAK+ 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! W9D[ 9 QUE/ION WAS BROK5 NOT BY PROTE/]S1 BUT BY POLICE--US+ A PROTE/]'S HEAD4 ,! VICTIM 9 ?IS CASE WAS A /REET M$IC NAM$ ,JOSE 7[+ TO ! LIKELIHOOD ( PHYSICAL ASSAULT & 9JURIES FROM POLICE1 ,[,S]S 9 ,NEW ,YORK AS ELSE:]E HAVE COME TO C>RY \T EV5 ! MO/ PEACEFUL PROTE/S ACCOMPANI$ BY M$ICS TRA9$ 9 BASIC FIR/ AID47 ,HE (F]$ NO RESI/ANCE4 

,POLICE SPOKESM5 LAT] CLAIM$ ?IS 9CID5T WAS A RESPONSE TO A BOTTLE ?AT WAS HURL$ AT A POLICE VEHICLE US$ TO TRANSPORT >RE/EES4 ,SU* CLAIMS >E MADE ALMO/ AUTOMATICALLY :5 VIDEOS APPE> DOCUM5T+ POLICE ASSAULTS ON NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S1 YET1 DESPITE ! PRES5CE ( CAM]AS EV]Y:]E1 9CLUD+ ?OSE WIELD$ BY ! POLICE !MSELVES1 NO ACTUAL DOCUM5TATION ( ANY SU* CLAIMS EV] SEEMS TO APPE>4 ,?IS IS NO EXCEPTION4 ,9 FACT NUM]\S WITNESSES CONFIRM$ ?IS SIMPLY ISN'T TRUE1 & EV5 IF A BOTTLE HAD BE5 ?R[N AT AN >MOR$ VEHICLE1 NOT EV5 ! POLICE HAVE SUGGE/$ !Y HAD ANY REASON TO BELIEVE ! M$IC :OSE HEAD WAS SMA%$ 9TO ! W9D[ WAS ! ONE :O ?REW IT4 

,>BITR>Y VIOL5CE IS NO?+ NEW4 ,! APP>5TLY SY/EMATIC USE ( SEXUAL ASSAULT AGA9/ WOM5 PROTE/]S IS NEW4 ,I'M NOT AW>E ( ANY REPORTS ( POLICE 9T5TIONALLY GRABB+ WOM5'S BREA/S BE=E ,M>* #a#g1 BUT ON ,M>* #ag !RE W]E NUM]\S REPORT$ CASES1 & 9 LAT] NI<TLY EVICTIONS FROM ,UNION ,SQU>E1 ! PRACTICE BECAME SO SY/EMATIC ?AT AT LEA/ ONE WOMAN TOLD ME H] BREA/S W]E GRABB$ BY FIVE DIFF]5T POLICE (FIC]S ON A S+LE NI<T 79 ONE CASE1 :ILE ANO!R ONE WAS BL[+ KISSES47 ,! TACTIC APPE>$ SO ABRUPTLY1 IS SO OBVI\SLY A VIOLATION ( ANY SORT ( POLICE PROTOCOL OR /&>D ( LEGALITY1 ?AT IT IS H>D TO IMAG9E IT IS ANY?+ BUT AN 9T5TIONAL POLICY4 

,= OBVI\S REASONS1 MO/ ( ! WOM5 :O HAVE BE5 VICTIMS ( SU* ASSAULTS HAVE BE5 HESITANT TO COME =W>D4 ,SU+ ! CITY IS A MIS]ABLE & TIME-CONSUM+ TASK & IF A WOMAN BR+S ANY *>GE 9VOLV+ SEXUAL MISCONDUCT1 !Y CAN EXPECT TO HAVE !IR [N HI/ORY & REPUTATIONS--NO MATT] H[ OBVI\SLY IRRELEVANT--RAK$ OV] ! COALS1 USUALLY CAUS+ IMM5SE DAMAGE TO !IR P]SONAL & PR(ESSIONAL LIFE4 ,! ?REAT ( DO+ SO OP]ATES AS A V]Y EFFECTIVE =M ( 9TIMIDATION4 ,ONE EXCEPTION IS ,CECILY ,MC,MILLAN1 :O WAS NOT ONLY GROP$ BUT SUFF]$ A BROK5 RIB & SEIZURES DUR+ H] >RE/ ON ,M>* #a#g1 & HELD 9COMMUNICADO1 D5I$ CON/ANT REQUE/S TO SEE H] LAWY]1 = OV] #bd H\RS !REAFT]4 ,%ORTLY AFT] RELEASE FROM ! HOSPITAL %E APPE>$ ON ,DEMOCRACY ,N[6 ,& %[$ P>T ( A H&PR9T1 REPLETE ) SCRAT*-M>KS1 ?AT POLICE HAD LEFT DIRECTLY OV] H] RI<T BREA/4 7,%E IS CURR5TLY PURSU+ CIVIL *>GES AGA9/ ! POLICE DEP>TM5T7 

,I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE ?IS BECAUSE :5 ,I FIR/ M5TION ?IS1 ! USUAL REACTION1 FROM REPORT]S OR EV5 SOME ORD9>Y CITIZ5S1 IS 9CR$ULITY4 ',SURELY ?IS MU/ BE A MATT] ( A FEW ROGUE (FIC]S6' ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE ( AN ,AM]ICAN POLICE COMM&] DIRECTLY TELL+ (FIC]S TO GROPE WOM5'S BREA/S--EV5 ?R\< 9DIRECT CODE WORDS4 ,BUT WE KN[ ?AT 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 SU* ?+S DEF9ITELY HAPP54 ,9 ,EGYPT1 = EXAMPLE1 !RE WAS A SUDD5 SPATE ( SEXUAL ASSAULTS BY SECURITY =CES AGA9/ PROTE/]S 9 ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB] #b#a#a1 & FOLL[$ A V]Y SIMIL> PATT]N3 :ILE WOM5 ACTIVI/S AFFIRM$ !RE HAD BE5 BEAT+S1 BUT RELATIVELY FEW SPECIFICALLY SEXUAL ASSAULTS DUR+ ! HEI<T ( ! PROTE/S1 />T+ 9 ,NOVEMB]1 !RE W]E DOZ5S ( REPORTS ( WOM5 BE+ GROP$ OR /RIPP$ :ILE !Y W]E BE+ BEAT54 ,! LEVEL ( ! VIOL5CE 9 ,EGYPT MAY HAVE BE5 MORE EXTREME1 BUT ! CIRCUM/ANCES W]E ID5TICAL3 AN ATTEMPT TO REVIVE A PROTE/ MOVEM5T ?R\< RE-OCCUPATION IS MET BY A SUDD5 RAT*ET+ UP ( TACTICS BY ! SECURITY =CES1 & 9 P>TICUL>1 ! SUDD5 DRAMATIC APPE>ANCE ( A TACTIC ( SEXUAL ATTACKS ON WOM54 ,IT IS H>D TO IMAG9E 9 EI!R CASE IT WAS A CO9CID5CE4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 NO S]I\S OBS]V] IS EV5 SUGGE/+ ?AT IT WAS4 

,( C\RSE WE CANNOT H[ SU* DECISIONS >E MADE1 OR CONVEY$2 9 FACT1 MO/ ( US F9D IT UNPLEASANT EV5 TO CONTEMPLATE ! IDEA ( POLICE (FICIALS ORD]+ OR 5C\RAG+ SEXUAL ASSAULT AGA9/ ! V]Y CITIZ5S !Y >E SWORN TO PROTECT4 ,BUT ?IS SEEMS TO BE PRECISELY :AT IS HAPP5+ H]E4 

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,= MANY1 ! ?\<T ( POLICE (FICIALS ORD]+ OR CONDON+ SEXUAL ASSAULT--EV5 IF JU/ ?R\< A NOD OR A W9K--SEEMS SO %OCK+ ?AT ABSOLUTE PRO( W\LD BE REQUIR$4 ,BUT IS IT REALLY SO \T ( *>ACT]8 ,AS ,NAOMI ,WOLF HAS REC5TLY REM9D$ US1 ! ,U,S SECURITY APP>ATUS HAS LONG 0US$ SEXUAL HUMILIATION AS A TOOL ( CONTROL40 ,ANY EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/ IS AW>E ( ! DELI<T POLICE (FIC]S SO (T5 TAKE 9 EXPLA9+ JU/ H[ C]TA9LY !Y WILL BE RAP$ IF PLAC$ 9 PRISON4 ,/RIP SE>*ES--:I* ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT HAS REC5TLY RUL$ CAN BE DEPLOY$ AGA9/ ANY CITIZ5 HELD = SO MU* AS A TRAFFIC VIOLATION-->E (T5 DEPLOY$ AS A TOOL ( HUMILIATION & PUNI%M5T4 ,& ONE NE$ H>DLY REM>K ON WELL-DOCUM5T$ PRACTICES AT ,GUANTANAMO1 ,BAGRAM1 OR ,ABU ,<RAIB4 ,:Y T>GET WOM5 9 P>TICUL>8 ,NO D\BT IT'S P>TLY SIMPLY ! LOGIC ( ! BULLY1 TO BRUTALIZE ?OSE Y\ ?9K >E WEAK1 & MORE EASILY TRAUMATIZ$4 ,BUT ANO!R REASON IS1 ALMO/ C]TA9LY1 ! HOPE ( PROVOK+ VIOL5T REACTIONS ON ! P>T ( MALE PROTE/]S4 ,I MYSELF WELL REMEMB] A POLICE TACTIC ,I OBS]V$ MORE ?AN ONCE DUR+ ! ,WORLD ,ECONOMIC ,=UM DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,NEW ,YORK 9 #b#b3 A PLA9CLO!S (FIC] W\LD TACKLE A Y\NG FEMALE M>*]1 )\T ANN\NC+ ( :O !Y W]E1 & :5 ONE OR TWO M5 W\LD GALLANTLY TRY TO COME TO H] ASSI/ANCE1 UNI=MS W\LD RU% 9 & >RE/ !M = 0ASSAULT+ AN (FIC]40 ,! LOGIC MAKES P]FECT S5SE TO SOMEONE ) MILIT>Y BACKGR\ND4 ,SOLDI]S :O OPPOSE ALL[+ A COMBAT ROLE = WOM5 ALMO/ 9V>IABLY SAY !Y DO SO NOT BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID WOM5 W\LD NOT BEHAVE EFFECTIVELY 9 BATTLE1 BUT BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID M5 W\LD NOT BEHAVE EFFECTIVELY 9 BATTLE IF WOM5 W]E PRES5T--?AT IS1 ?AT !Y W\LD BECOME SO OBSESS$ ) ! POSSIBILITY ( WOM5 9 !IR UNIT BE+ CAPTUR$ & SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ ?AT !Y W\LD BEHAVE IRRATIONALLY4 ,IF ! POLICE W]E TRY+ TO PROVOKE A VIOL5T REACTION ON ! P>T ( /UDI\SLY NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S1 AS A WAY ( JU/IFY+ EV5 GREAT] BRUTALITY & FELONY *>GES1 ?IS W\LD CLE>LY BE ! MO/ EFFECTIVE MEANS ( DO+ SO4 

,!RE'S A GOOD DEAL ( ANECDOTAL EVID5CE ?AT W\LD T5D TO CONFIRM ?AT ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT !Y >E TRY+ TO DO4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ PECULI> 9CID5TS TOOK PLACE ON A REC5T M>* 9 ,NEW ,YORK :]E POLICE SEEM TO HAVE SIMULAT$ SU* AN ASSAULT1 >RE/+ A Y\NG WOM5 :O MO/ ACTIVI/S LAT] CONCLUD$ WAS PROBABLY AN UND]COV] (FIC] 7NO ONE HAD SE5 H] BE=E OR HAS SE5 H] S9CE71 !N O/5TATI\SLY GROP+ H] AS %E WAS H&CUFF$4 ,REPORT$LY1 SEV]AL MALE PROTE/]S HAD TO PHYSICALLY RE/RA9$ 7BY O!R PROTE/]S7 FROM *>G+ 9 TO HELP H]4 

,:Y IS ALL ?IS NOT A NATIONAL /ORY8 ,BACK 9 ,SEPTEMB]1 :5 ! N[ FAM\S ,TONY ,BOLOGNA >BITR>ILY MAC$ SEV]AL Y\NG WOM5 5GAG$ 9 PEACEFUL PROTE/1 ! EV5T BECAME A NATIONAL NEWS /ORY4 ,9 ,M>*1 EV5 :ILE WE W]E /ILL HE>+ HEAT$ DEBATES OV] A S+LE 9CID5T ( W9D[-BREAK+ ?AT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BE5 BY AN ,[,S ACTIVI/ 9 ,OAKL& F\R MON?S E>LI]1 NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE PAID ANY SIGNIFICANT ATT5TION TO ! FIR/ MAJOR 9CID5T ( W9D[-BREAK+ 9 ,NEW ,YORK--EV5 ?\< ! W9D[ WAS BROK51 BY POLICE1 APP>5TLY1 US+ A NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S' HEAD6 

,I SUSPECT ONE REASON SO MANY %Y AWAY FROM CONFRONT+ ! OBVI\S IS BECAUSE IT RAISES EXTREMELY TR\BL+ QUE/IONS AB\T ! ROLE ( POLICE 9 ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY4 ,MO/ MIDDLE CLASS ,AM]ICANS SEE ! PRIM>Y ROLE ( POLICE AS MA9TA9+ PUBLIC ORD] & SAFETY4 ,9/ANCES :5 POLICE >E CLE>LY TRY+ TO FOM5T VIOL5CE & DISORD] = POLITICAL PURPOSES SO FLY 9 ! FACE ( EV]Y?+ WE HAVE BE5 TAU<T ?AT \R 9/9CT IS TO TELL \RSELVES IT ISN'T HAPP5+3 !RE MU/ HAVE BE5 SOME PROVOCATION1 OR ELSE1 IT MU/ HAVE JU/ BE5 9DIVIDUAL ROGUE COPS4 ,C]TA9LY NOT SOME?+ ORD]$ BY ! HI<E/ E*ELONS4 ,BUT H]E WE HAVE TO REMEMB] ! POLICE >E AN EXTREMELY TOP-D[N1 C5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATION4 ,UNI=M$ (FIC]S SIMPLY CANNOT BEHAVE 9 WAYS ?AT FLAGRANTLY DEFY ! LAW1 9 FULL PUBLIC VIEW1 ON AN ONGO+ BASIS1 )\T HAV+ AT LEA/ TACIT APPROVAL FROM ?OSE ABOVE4 

,9 ?IS CASE1 WE ALSO KN[ PRECISELY :O ?OSE SUP]IORS >E4 ,! COMM&] ( ! ,FIR/ ,PREC9CT1 SUCCESSOR TO ! DISGRAC$ ,TONY ,BOLOGNA1 IS ,CAPTA9 ,$W>D ,J4 ,W9SKI1 :OSE (FIC]S PATROL ! ,F9ANCIAL ,DI/RICT 7?AT IS1 :5 ?OSE V]Y SAME (FIC]S >E NOT BE+ PAID DIRECTLY BY ,WALL ,/REET FIRMS TO PROVIDE SECURITY1 :I* !Y REGUL>LY DO1 REPLETE ) BADGES1 UNI=MS1 & WEAPONS74 ,W9SKI (T5 P]SONALLY DIRECTS GR\PS ( POLICE ATTACK+ PROTE/]S4 ,W9SKY'S SUP]IOR IS ,POLICE ,COMMISSION] ,RAYMOND ,KELLY1 =M] DIRECTOR ( GLOBAL SECURITY ( ! ,WALL ,/REET FIRM ,BE> ,/E>NS4 ,& ,KELLY'S SUP]IOR1 9 TURN1 IS ,MAYOR ,MI*AEL ,BLOOMB]G - ! WELL-KN[N =M] 9VE/M5T BANK] & ,WALL ,/REET MAGNATE4 ,! #a#a? RI*E/ MAN 9 ,AM]ICA1 HE HAS REF]R$ TO ! ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T AS HIS [N P]SONAL >MY4 

,ONE ( ! GREAT !MES ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 ( C\RSE1 IS ! DEA? ( ,U,S DEMOCRACY--! NE>-TOTAL CAPTURE ( \R POLITICAL SY/EM BY ,WALL ,/REET FIRMS & ! F9ANCIAL P[] ( ! #a.04 ,9 ! BEG9N+ ! EMPHASIS WAS ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION1 ! FACT ?AT BO? P>TIES SO BEHOLD5 TO ! DEM&S ( ,WALL ,/REET & CORPORATE LOBBYI/S ?AT WORK+ )9 ! POLITICAL SY/EM TO *ANGE ANY?+ HAS BECOME SIMPLY MEAN+LESS4 ,REC5T EV5TS HAVE DEMON/RAT$ JU/ H[ MU* DEEP] ! P[] ( MONEY REALLY GOES4 ,IT IS NOT JU/ ! POLITICAL CLASS4 ,IT IS ! V]Y /RUCTURE ( ,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T1 />T+ ) ! LAW & ?OSE :O >E SWORN TO 5=CE IT--POLICE (FIC]S :O1 AS EV5 ?IS BRIEF ILLU/RATION MAKES CLE>1 >E DIRECTLY 9 ! PAY ( & UND] ! ORD]S ( ,WALL ,/REET EXECUTIVES1 & :O1 AS A RESULT1 >E WILL+ TO SY/EMATICALLY VIOLATE !IR OA?S TO PROTECT ! PUBLIC :5 MEMB]S ( ?AT PUBLIC HAVE ! TEM]ITY TO MAKE A PUBLIC ISSUE \T ( EXACTLY !SE K9D ( >RANGEM5TS4 

,AS ,G&HI REVEAL$1 NONVIOL5T PROTE/ IS EFFECTIVE ABOVE ALL BECAUSE IT REVEALS H[ P[] REALLY OP]ATES3 IT LAYS B>E ! VIOL5CE IT IS WILL+ TO UNLEA% ON EV5 ! MO/ PEACEFUL CITIZ5S :5 !Y D>E TO *ALL5GE ITS MORAL LEGITIMACY4 ,& BY DO+ SO1 IT REVEALS ! TRUE MORAL BANKRUPTCY ( ?OSE :O CLAIM AU?ORITY TO RULE US4 ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET HAS DEMON/RAT$ ?IS TIME & TIME AGA94 ,:AT ! CURR5T SPATE ( ASSAULTS %[S IS JU/ H[ L[1 TO :AT LEVELS ( UTT] MORAL DEGRADATION1 SU* M5 >E REALLY WILL+ TO S9K4 

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