[GPSCC-chat] vet stands up against NYPD

[Jim Doyle]

Truthdig.org has a hero of the week
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/truthdigger_of_the_week_naomi_wolf_20111021/
but the real action is shown by the vet who received honorable mention
but the honorable mention gets my vote
if the link caught on video doesn't work, go to the above link
and scroll down to where you find

*Honorable Mention*

On Oct. 15, the day Occupy Wall Street set aside as a day of action
for the movement, U.S. Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas was
caught on video 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WmEHcOc0Sys>
telling off New York police for being overly forceful with peaceful 
protesters.
“This is not a war zone,” he told officers, pointing to service badges 
on the
military fatigues he opted to wear while protesting. “These are unarmed 
U.S.
citizens!” The passion Thomas displayed while confronting police seems 
to have
hit a nerve with a lot of people because the video, after less than a week,
has seen almost 2 million views. Truthdig reader Dory explained well the
emotion that has seemed to fuel those millions of views: “This remarkable
young man protected his fellow citizens against the NYPD and won. God 
bless him for
putting his life on the line for us all, both in Iraq and on the streets 
of New York.
He is my new hero!”

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    * And yes, the police left!