A group of 1,500 retired U.S. Marines have formed a rapidly
growing organization they call Occupy Marines to support and assist the Occupy
Wall Street movement. Occupy Marines was
prompted by an episode that occurred last Saturday. United States Marine Corps Sergeant Shamar
Thomas in a spectacular moment captured on video defended the protesters of
Occupy Wall Street while staring into the faces of thirty NYPD officers. Thomas voiced his opposition to police
brutality that had and continues to plague the Occupy movement. He yelled to the police:
“This is not a war zone- these are unarmed people, it
doesn’t make you tough to hurt these people!” Thomas went on
later to state: “I was involved in a riot in Rutbah Iraq in 2004, and
we did not treat the Iraqi citizens like they are treating the unarmed civilians
in our own country”
See the video of Thomas below or at this link: http://www.care2.com/causes/u-s-marines-protect-occupy-wall-street-protesters-video.html
Thomas later appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann to
explain his actions
See more about the goals of Occupy Marines at : http://occupymarines.org/
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