On September 24, 2011 the New York Times published an article about how the New York City Police Department declared war on innocent citizens. This occurred while peaceful protesters marched on Wall St. to make their voices heard about the injustices and abuse of power by our government and by the wealthy. For some unknown reason, the police corralled and beat protesters. But the last straw was when they pepper sprayed a group of innocent, young people who they corralled. These young people were only calling out words of protest and injustice. When the police pepper sprayed this group of protesters, their actions were caught on video and their dash of pepper turned out to be the secret ingredient for more political action. As we’ve seen so many times before, in the history of social movement, it takes a good portion of anger to stir the nation into a winning recipe of change. And I do think change is coming.
Since the first day of the protests and of the NYPD’s attack of citizens, more and more citizen video footage is emerging. The evidence is damning and the silence of the New York City Police Department is deafening to all of us waiting to hear their explanation. But good reason is surely not probable given the video evidence. It is my hope that we are now witnesses and participants in a point in history when citizens will reclaim the city and then America. Enough is enough. We’ve had enough of the abuses of power and wealth. It’s time to fight back and reclaim our rights.
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