Occupy Wall Street -- just venting

[owlice]

She was surrounded by bank security and uniformed cops and talking to security on the sidewalk. The plainclothes guy was immediately joined by the bank security and uniformed policemen as they slammed her into the wall.

How do you know the guy was security? She is first shown talking to three guys, none in uniform. One of them grabs her. She's commandeered into a corner entrance, with what looks like security guards doing some of the shepherding and some officers perhaps intervening. It's unclear what happens after that, except that she is still hollering even as it appears that she walks into what seems to be the bank, with the guy who grabbed her following and an officer looking as though he is about to cuff the guy who grabbed her.

But I might be wrong, of course. I'm from Protest Central, DC-born and bred, so yeah, I'm generally very suspicious of conveniently-shot footage from protesters. Or anyone, for that matter.

[KnottedYet]

I'm sure you're right.

The whole thing must have been faked. This kind of thing just doesn't happen in America.

BTW, she was charged with "resisting arrest." And as you pointed out earlier, she clearly was not resisting.

Thank goodness for British online newspapers, or I wouldn't have known anything about this.

[pll]

Here's a tribute to the "feminine of the protest", from the Italian newspaper La Repubblica ("Occupy Wall Street, the outrage is a woman"):

http://tv.repubblica.it/dossier/indi...na/78372?video

[shootingstar]

I do have a strong opinion about Wall Street in general:

It is terribly true that the corporate world is treated well by the tax man.

People who have never worked closely with tax lawyers, may be surprised to know how large corporations hire tax lawyers to formulate complicated tax planning strategies to reduce their corporate tax payment to the government...and alot of it is legitimate because that's why they hire a tax lawyer(s) and accountants, to interpet the complicated tax legalese in the Internal Revenue Code (US) or the Income Tax Act (Canada).

So I might not be out there marching, but don't believe the whining of the corporate world that they are paying "too much" tax.

part of all this problem is that when proposed changes to corporate tax law are publicly introduced, very few laypeople can fight it, because you have to have detailed knowledge of ...tax law, one of the most technical areas of law (after a building or fire code).

I was a tax law librarian ....

[PamNY]

part of all this problem is that when proposed changes to corporate tax law are publicly introduced, very few laypeople can fight it, because you have to have detailed knowledge of ...tax law, one of the most technical areas of law (after a building or fire code).I was a tax law librarian ....

That's true of much legislation affecting business -- it's hard to understand, hard to get people to pay attention, hard to communicate, and hard to compete with lobbyists (not sure if lobbying is a big factor in Canada, but in the US it is).

[owlice]

I'm sure you're right.

The whole thing must have been faked. This kind of thing just doesn't happen in America.

BTW, she was charged with "resisting arrest." And as you pointed out earlier, she clearly was not resisting.

Thank goodness for British online newspapers, or I wouldn't have known anything about this.

Knotted, why are you being so snotty? Of course things like this DO happen in the US -- I never said otherwise. What, you think I've never seen a protester arrested? Or for that matter, been a protester myself?

I raised the possibility of staging because videos ARE sometimes staged. It's good that you followed up; I was out riding, so didn't, but I'm glad you did. Thanks for that.

[KnottedYet]

Knotted, why are you being so snotty?

Because I'm a boor and a sh*thead and foully angry at how that woman was treated.

Sorry.

[owlice]

'sokay; that was not like you at all. And yeah, she was treated badly. I doubt the charge will stick; good thing she reacted the way she did rather than the way I would have (which would have involved pain for one or more).

And you are not the names you called yourself. Sheeeesh!!!!!