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Occupy San Diego Protester Joins Hunger Strike in Response to Alleged Police Brutality
i have to say i am a bit outraged that police chief Landsdowne said this morning on nbc that he was proud of the way his police force has treated osd protesters. pepper spraying people who are trying to voice their concerns about corporate greed in politics is not something to be proud of. an officer choking out a citizen for lying under a sleeping bag to keep warm is not something to be proud of. detaining protestors, stealing and destroying their personal property is not something to be proud of. starving people in jail because they are vegetarian is not something to be proud of. police brutality is not something to be proud of. the san diego police department has many officers that violate rights of not just the osd protestors but of citizens as well. officer michael sweet, has several instances of violence on his record aside from choking out bob ogrady at osd. i have even dealt with an officer, ron wies in ocean beach while i was street performing, and he violated my first amendment rights, which states i had a right to perform on a public space. selectively violated my rights as well considering he let people making jewelry stay while he forced me to leave where i was working. he has shown on several occasions that he doesn't know the laws, much less have regard for them. as long as chief Landsdowne allows criminals to be on the force, he is a danger to the public. he wont even bother to apologize for the treatment of osd, which is all one woman is demanding with her hunger strike. he could end her suffering today, but instead he provokes it saying he is proud of his officers.. i think we need a new chief, one who has a heart, and knows there is a time for pride and right now the police needs a cleaner image if they want to be proud.— December 9, 2011 8:55 a.m.