Oakland's PD puts its most violent pigs against Occupy.

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http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/opd-used-violent-cops-against-occupy/Content?oid=3076433

[strong]OPD Used Violent Cops Against Occupy[/strong]
Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests

On the morning of November 3, following the massive general strike in Oakland, police shot Occupy protester Scott Campbell with a beanbag round that left an ugly welt on his thigh. Campbell's only apparent offense was that he had decided to video-record a line of riot police at the north entrance of Frank Ogawa Plaza. Last week, news reports revealed that Oakland police had put two cops on administrative leave and were investigating their roles in the apparent unjustified shooting of Campbell. But the Campbell incident was by no means isolated.

Documents recently released by OPD, coupled with news reports of the Campbell shooting, indicate that the department appears to have systematically assigned cops with histories of using deadly force to deal with Occupy Oakland protests.

Last week, Oakland Tribune reporter Thomas Peele identified Victor Garcia as the officer who fired a less-than-lethal beanbag round at Campbell. And both the Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle reported that the other cop under investigation is Captain Ersie Joyner III, who was Garcia's commander on the day of the Campbell shooting.

Between them, Garcia and Joyner have been involved in at least seven police shootings, records show. In April 2010, Garcia shot and wounded 32-year-old Bruce Rhodes after the officer said he mistakenly thought Rhodes was reaching into his jacket for a gun. Joyner and another officer are still under investigation for fatally shooting two men in May on Curran Avenue.

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I know, I know...

[sabrina 1]

1. Good they are exposing the brutality of the Oakland PD. They have a reputation for that kind of

thing anyhow so it should not be a surprise, except now the whole country got to see them in action.

Where are the results of the investigations everyone was promised? Or the names of the perps who nearly killed two peaceful Iraq Vet protesters?

Edited to make a suggestion. Why not use the word 'cop' instead of 'pig' in the title? The article is a good one and important but some people might be put off by the language.

[PDJane]

2. Not a surprise.......

But disgusting and outrageous, just the same.

[99th_Monkey]

3. This makes me feel slightly nauseus, seriously. ~nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. #Occupy is a bullshit detector.

And as things continue, hopefully a bullshit cleanser. Thank you for the story.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Yup part of the arc

so how shocked should I act?

[LooseWilly]

6. Funny... get assaulted in Oakland and even odds no cop will show for hours... but Occupy...

and the cops show up to treat you like a threat to public safety, by beating you down.

At least the "Riders" have already fled the country, so Occupy protestors are less likely to have crack planted on them... so there's that.