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Re: Oakland Police Lob Grenade Into Crowd Trying to Help An Injured Protester

By: Decomposed in ROUND | Recommend this post (0)
Sat, 29 Oct 11 5:21 AM | 57 view(s)
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clo,

re: "Reports say it was a tear gas canister."

What's your source? It seems you're too quick to judge. Reports are saying a LOT of things.


Reuters: "Protest organizers say the ex-Marine was hit by a tear gas canister fired by police. City and police officials have not said how they believe Olsen was hurt but Jordan has opened an investigation into the incident."


The Associated Press: "It’s not known exactly what type of object struck Olsen or who might have thrown it, though Guy’s group said it was lodged by officers."

JSOnline: "Scott Olsen, 24, who served two tours of Iraq, was struck by an unidentified object as Oakland police and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators clashed. Some witnesses said Olsen was hit by a tear-gas canister; others said it was a rubber bullet fired by police."


Hmmm. And *THIS* is certainly interesting:

http://www.verumserum.com/?p=31617

" It has been widely reported that Olsen is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. But apparently his opposition to the U.S. military and the Marine Corps in which he served runs a little deeper.

The site is no longer live, but Olsen was the founder of IHateTheMarineCorps.com, a private user forum apparently dedicated to bashing the Marine Corps."  

and, from Scott's own site:

"I was talking to my 1stsgt regarding a pending adsep since i had been accused of using cocaine. Anyway, when we were done talking, he used as a parting greeting “stay marine”. He clearly didn’t think that one through. It was no secret that I couldn’t wait to get out and on top of that, the MC was trying to kick me out. I was going to bust his balls over it, but I went and took a nap instead." 





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Re: Oakland Police Lob Grenade Into Crowd Trying to Help An Injured Protester
By: clo in ROUND
Sat, 29 Oct 11 3:36 AM 		Msg. 35924 of 45651

Decomp,

Reports say it was a tear gas canister.
He has been upgraded.

Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a projectile fired by police during the Occupy Oakland protests, has woken up and is lucid as he awaits surgery, hospital officials and family members have said.

Olsen, a 24-year-old former US Marine, was struck in the head during anti-Wall Street protests on Tuesday night. He has been upgraded from critical to fair condition.

Olsen "responded with a very large smile" to a visit from his parents, Highland General hospital spokesman Warren Lyons said. "He's able to understand what's going on. He's able to write and hear but has a little difficulty with his speech," Lyons said.

Doctors had not operated on Olsen yet and were waiting to see if swelling in his brain eased, Lyons said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/27/occupy-oakland-scott-olsen-surgery?newsfeed=true

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