New York Fed Brownshirt Jason Barker Urges Police to Crack Skulls of #OWS

[Huey P. Long]

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
New York Fed Brownshirt Jason Barker Urges Police to Crack Skulls of #OWS

I’ve deliberately waited a bit before examining the remark of one Jason Barker, an employee of the New York Fed, on a New York Post article that ran the day after the November 17 Occupy Wall Street protests. My initial negative reaction to his comment still holds.



Yes, this is the name of a real New York Fed employee. I’ve called the New York Fed and there is a Jason Barker working there. It seems unlikely that a third party would make use of the name and Facebook profile (the NY Post comment links to Facebook) of a junior Fed staffer. See his Linkedin profile:



And this is from his Facebook account:



Now you might say it is unfair to draw conclusions from public snippets, but these in fact are all what Barker has chosen to present about himself, not some out-of-context, overheard remark. And they not only say interesting things about Barker, but also about the New York Fed.


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http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/11/22811.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. Asking for violence -------- should be investigated

[HughBeaumont]

2. Even more disconcerting is that 56 asswipes like his statement.

What a silly pile of Republican this bastard is.

[Huey P. Long]

3. more...why is this fucker still employed????

The interesting question is why a new employee like Barker would make a provocative remark in a public place in his own name. Possibility one is that simply he has terrible judgment and is foolishly putting his career at risk. His comment appears to run afoul of the New York Fed Code of Conduct:






Query whether advocating violence by the police, which shows a disregard for due process and will be presumed to reflect a bias in favor of powerful interests against those of frustrated, disenfranchised citizens, is an appropriate posture for someone involved in bank regulation.

Possibility two is that he judged correctly that his bloodthirsty views were widely shared at the New York Fed and there would be no negative repercussions. I suspect the latter.

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/11/22811.html

[limpyhobbler]

4. wow what a scumbag, n/t

[SomethingFishy]

5. Crack some hippie skulls for me....

Wow that's a cute kid. Wonder how he'd feel if his daughter was out there...

Mr Barker you are most welcome to come to my house and try to "crack some hippie skulls" we'd be happy to have you. You fucking coward.

[Tsiyu]

6. If that's his daughter in his pic

I hope she grows up to be a hyppie.

With a psycho like that for a father figure- one who advocates violence against others - there's a good chance he is "cracking her skull" when she isn't acting as he wishes.

Pig, pure and simple. Needs to be relieved of his position immediately.