The “Day of Rage” on September the 17th kicked of the “Occupy Wall Street” protest. With so many protests going on in the middle east and Arabian countries, where people are fighting and dying to gain freedom this mostly peaceful protest tended to get overlooked by many, myself included. The purpose was to raise awareness that 1% the 7 billion people on the planet control most of the worlds financial power while the other 99% are left to fend for themselves and whatever this 1% throws at them.
Recently though, feuds between protesters and police have turned violent; what started as a peaceful protest on “A Day of Rage” has led to clashes between police and still apparently peaceful protesters. Social media sites YouTube and twitter have been flooded with images, stories and even videos of un-provoked acts of police violence. The NYPD has released a statement saying the arrests were “just” but watch the following video and judge for yourself
Life for a police office is by no means easy; having to handle the daily stress the protests created brought a lot of added strain but police officers are there to protect citizens. When you’re in trouble they’re the ones you can count on to help. The behaviour of many officers at these protests has left a dent in the trust between civilians and civil guards
Sources
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038700/US-Day-Rage-Protestors-try-Wall-Street.html
http://www.inquisitr.com/142766/day-of-rage-september-17/
http://thedailywh.at/2011/09/25/occupy-wall-street-news-round-up-of-the-day/
