Protest footage in NY, SHOCKING!

[HappySqurriel]

thismeintiel said:

HappySqurriel said:
Isn't interesting how most videos of the police using "unjust force" on "peaceful protestors" that are on the political left ALWAYS start after the person is in custody? Could it be that showing why these people were arrested would undermine the argument that the force was "unjust" or that their protest was "peaceful"?

My thoughts exactly.  And during it they ALWAYS overreact to make it seem like its worse than it is.  Like in the second vid when the girls are sprayed with pepper spray.  I'm sure that stuff stings quite a bit, but they were screaming like they were being stabbed repeatedly.  And like you said, the vid starts after they were being blocked off, so we have no idea for what reason that was done.

I don't want to suggest that these events are staged, but it does seem a little coincidental that countless protest from various groups (Tea-Party protests, environmental protests, strikes, etc.) can be carried out (for the most part) in an orderly fashion without many accusations of unjust use of police force; but any time there are anti-capitalists, communists or anarchists involved there is the claim that peaceful protestors are being abused by the police. Every time this happens the video begins almost immediately after the police begin taking the individual into custody, but never is able to capture the moments leading up to it.

In my opinion, the likely reason for this is that a large portion of these groups are professional protestors who tend to be the spoiled children of remarkably wealthy individuals; and the wealth and privilege provided by their parents enables them to fly around the world and participate in countless protests. Over a few years of doing this, they have learned to be highly effective at getting themselves arrested while a friend videotapes them; and they then release a highly edited video to the public and claim that they’re just innocent protestors.

While it may seem ironic that they’re living off of the wealth and privilege provided by a global capitalist system and calling for the end of this system it really isn’t surprising; because in all socialist/communist systems there is always a parasitic elite class who are above the rules they force on the masses, and these protestors envision themselves as these elite (and/or believe that the lifestyle of the elite in these systems is representative of the lifestyle of the masses).