Oakland To Pay $654,000 To Vet Injured In Occupy Protests. Above: Kayvan Sabeghi, Iraq war vet and Oakland business owner in police custody. The City Council on Tuesday agreed to pay $645,000 to settle the claim from an Iraq War veteran who was beaten by a police officer during an Occupy Oakland protest two years ago. The settlement with Kayvan Sabeghi, who suffered a ruptured spleen, is the largest awarded so far to anyone injured during a string of Occupy Oakland protests in late 2011 and early 2012. In July, the city agreed to pay $1.17 million to resolve 12 Occupy-related claims — including that of Scott Campbell, who filmed a police officer shooting him in the leg with a lead beanbag. Sabeghi, who co-owned a brewpub in El Cerrito at the time of the attack, could not be reached for comment late Tuesday. Kayvan Sabeghi in police custody A videotape circulated online showed him standing his ground against an advancing line of riot-clad officers shortly after midnight Nov. 3, 2011.
As the officers advanced, chanting repeatedly “Move!” OccupyArrests.com. OccupyData: One idea: What if we used... Law School Study Alleges NYPD Overstepped its Power During Occupy Protests. A report by New York University and Fordham Law Schools studying the actions that police took in response to Occupy protests has found that the New York Police Department consistently overstepped its powers while policing protesters.
The study’s authors allege that the officers frequently used excessive force in policing non-violent protestors, making unjustified arrests and conducting violent raids on peaceful encampments. “All the case studies we collected show the police are violating basic rights consistently, and the level of impunity is shocking,” NYU law professor Sarah Knuckey told The Guardian. The report, for which Knuckey was a lead author, lists 130 specific incidents of alleged police force. Researchers collected data on the arrests by watching hundreds of hours of footage, reviewing press on the protests, interviewing witnesses and obtaining documents through freedom of information requests filed with the NYPD.
NYPD 'consistently violated basic rights' during Occupy protests – study | World news. The first systematic look at the New York police department's response to Occupy Wall Street protests paints a damning picture of an out-of-control and aggressive organization that routinely acted beyond its powers. In a report that followed an eight-month study (pdf), researchers at the law schools of NYU and Fordham accuse the NYPD of deploying unnecessarily aggressive force, obstructing press freedoms and making arbitrary and baseless arrests. The study, published on Wednesday, found evidence that police made violent late-night raids on peaceful encampments, obstructed independent legal monitors and was opaque about its policies.
The NYPD report is the first of a series to look at how police authorities in five US cities, including Oakland and Boston, have treated the Occupy movement since it began in September 2011. The research concludes that there now is a systematic effort by authorities to suppress protests, even when these are lawful and pose no threat to the public. BreakThru Radio: Prof.Sarah Knuckey on the recently released report that claims the NYPD broke international law in suppres. Jul 30, 2012| By: DJs John & Molly Radio Dispatch Professor Sarah Knuckey on the recently released report that claims the NYPD broke international law in suppressing Occupy Wall Street, and Tim Pool on the recent police violence and community response in Anaheim. Also, a member of the NYPD body slams a subway rider, and a former guest responds to listener mail. More information at theradiodispatch.com and email us at theradiodispatch@gmail.com 00:00 Welcome to Radio Dispatch00:28 Responding to listener mail13:44 Professor Sarah Knuckey on the NYPD breaking international law40:57 Cop bodyslams a guy in the subway47:03 Tim Pool on police violence in Anaheim57:46 "Gun has no trigger" The Dirty Projectors / Credits59:31 Finish Tim Pool Sarah Knuckey Anaheim wound from cops Category: Media, Talk.
@SarahKnuckey. Federal judge finds City Hall bans unconstitutional. A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of two members of Occupy Austin who said their year-long bans from City Hall were unconstitutional. In his ruling, U.S. Federal District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that bans from City Hall as punishment for criminal trespass are unconstitutional. In the case, two demonstrators with the Austin branch of the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement sued the city for banning them from City Hall after they were arrested for criminal trespass. The protesters say the year-long ban from City Hall property is a new and unfair policy adopted after the protests kicked off in early October. Rudy Sanchez, one of the plaintiffs, was one of 37 arrested the night of October 30th in front of City Hall. Sanchez’s co-plaintiff, Kris Sleeman, was arrested less than a day later and charged with the same crime. NYPD Cop Punches Protester In Face - Occupy Wall Street. Youtube: HIV Positive Protester Says Cop Who Punched Him Should Get Tested.
[UPDATE] HIV Positive Protester Says Cop Who Punched Him Should Get Tested. (Christopher Robbins/Gothamist) [UPDATE BELOW] During the chaotic Occupy Wall Street march through the financial district this morning, we witnessed a protester on William Street get punched in the face by a police officer, seemingly without provocation. He says the officer hit him so hard his earring got knocked out, but he managed to escape arrest. We caught up with the protester later: his name is Felix Rivera-Pitre, and he told us what happened and how he got away. Rivera-Pitre, who is HIV positive and used to be a dancer, tells us he was walking a little bit in front of the police on William Street, and admits he "shot the cop a look.
" But then, according to Rivera-Pitre (and this is in line with what we witnessed), "The cop just lunged at me full throttle and hit me on the left side of my face. Asked how he escaped, Rivera-Pitre says, "The cops were pulling me by my feet and the crowd was pulling me by my hands, and I was suspended in the air. NYT: City Leaves Police Official Without Lawyer to Fight Protester's Lawsuit. Video taken Oct. 14, 2011, shows a police official identified in a lawsuit as Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona appearing to hit a protester. For the second time in a case stemming from Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, city lawyers are not stepping forward to defend a police commander accused of mistreating protesters, according to court papers filed on Wednesday. The commander in the new case, Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona, is named in a federal lawsuit brought by one protester, Felix Rivera-Pitre, who contends he was punched in the face during confrontations with the police in Lower Manhattan in October 2011.
Amateur video taken at the time shows a high-ranking officer in a white shirt strike Mr. Rivera-Pitre. His lawyers claim in a federal complaint filed in January that it is Inspector Cardona who is seen in the video throwing the punch. The city denied the accusations made in the complaint, which also names the City of New York. Ronald L. Mr. [UPDATE] City Abandons NYPD White Shirt Who Sucker-Punched OWS Protester. [UPDATE BELOW] Though many NYPD officers were recognizable players in the drama of Occupy Wall Street's struggle to peaceably assemble in Lower Manhattan—Winski, Hipster Cop, Albano, and who could forget the poetry of McNamara and DiPace?
—two stand out as galvanizing the movement through their violent response to protesters. Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, who wantonly pepper-sprayed protesters in September 2011, and Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona, who sucker punched a protester in front of a million flashing cameras. The NYPD disciplined Bologna, and refused to provide him with an attorney to defend the multiple lawsuits against him. Now, the Law Department has declined to defend Cardona. Cardona and the City are being sued by Felix Rivera-Pitre, the protester Cardona punched on the violent march through Lower Manhattan on October 14, 2011, shortly after Mayor Bloomberg announced that he wouldn't be kicking protesters out of Zuccotti Park after all (that would come later). OccupyWallStNYC : Our victory settlement this... I fought the NYPD, and I won. | Shawn Carrié. My name is Shawn Carrié, I’m 24 years old, a student, and a Queens native. On December 4, 2013 I settled my lawsuit against the NYPD for the brutality I suffered and the violation of my rights and liberties for participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The City of New York and the New York City Police Department have agreed to pay $82,500 to settle the case. I want to thank my lawyer, Jeffrey Rothman, for vehemently defending my civil liberties against the police. This case illustrates starkly the NYPD’s brutal response to the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the continuing malfeasance of its Intelligence Division in the suppression of protected First Amendment activity.
It is greatly hoped that the new administration will move decisively away from the pervasively unconstitutional policies and practices of Bloomberg and Kelly. This was a massive, complex lawsuit, with many components. It started with just getting followed. I have PTSD that I’ll never get over. Like this: Davidgraeber : intentional breaking of wrists... Davidgraeber : If the press think it isn't... Nzmrmn : .@davidgraeber Honest question,... Davidgraeber : @nzmrmn police violence during... Reporter Sues NY Police Over Occupy Protest Arrest. Journalist Sues New York Police Over Brutal Arrest at Occupy Anniversary. NYPD arresting Occupy protesters on October 1st, 2011.Photo Credit: Adrian Kinloch/Flickr January 2, 2014 | Like this article?
Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. A journalist known for his coverage of the Occupy movement is now suing the New York police for beating him and warning him to stop reporting. Christopher Faraone, a news and features editor at the Boston-based Dig, is suing the New York Police Department. According to the Courthouse News Service, Faraone says the police tackled and beat him at a protest marking the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.
“Despite holding my pad and camera in clear view at the time — and loudly announcing myself as a reporter — I was tackled, zip-tied, and hauled off to jail,” he wrote in September. While in prison, Faraone says he was denied his right to speak to an attorney. Faraone is the author of the book 99 Nights With the 99 Percent. Reporter sues NY police over Occupy protest arrest.
Reporter sues NY police over Occupy protest arrest. Occupy Democracy Trial.