Who Gets Protection in Occupy-ed America?
Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post | November 21, 2011
The heavy-handed police tactics used to break up Occupy protests raises questions about their role in a democratic society. ++ The apparent absence of empathy shown by officers has shocked Americans. ++ The defense of the use of pepper spray uses language “eerily reminiscent” of Bush-era torture justifications. ++ Even if such actions are to-the-letter legal, hard questions need to be asked about whom police forces in the US are asked to protect and how much power they should be given.
