A veteran survives a war to be wounded in battle at a peaceful rally. What?

"The Rolling Stone" (click title to entry - thank you) has this under "Politics."  It's politics to aim at a rally participant and cause brain injury?  Since when?


In Oakland, California protesting economic oppression of an entire generation of people can only occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM?  Really?


...Over 1,000 (click here) Occupy Wall Street protesters returned to a public square late Wednesday in the western city Oakland, Calif., one day after clashes with police left one demonstrator critically injured.

Activists say 24-year-old Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen suffered a fractured skull late Tuesday when riot police clashed with protesters attempting to hold a demonstration in the square from which they had earlier been evicted due to illegal camping activities.

Police used tear gas and bean bag bullets to disperse the protesters, some of whom were throwing rocks, paint and other debris at police.

Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan on Wednesday announced an investigation into reports that his department used excessive force to disperse the protesters....

Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen with fractured skull after Oakland police enforce illegal camping law, October 25, 2011.


It would seem no matter where rally participants take their plea it is only tolerated long enough so as not to inconvenience the government.  Perhaps the government needs to understand now inconvenient the economic oppression of pandering to the wealthy and Wall Street sincerely is on a 24-7 basis.  The rally participants know that reality all too well.