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A 73 year old environmental lawyer was arrested while talking to #OWS protesters at their second anniversary event (Sept 17, 2013) and he is now suing the police. [excerpt] Kass’ civil rights lawsuit—which alleges false arrest, malicious prosecution, assault, and battery—comes amid drastically increased scrutiny of NYPD tactics toward protesters, accused quality-of-life offenders, and minorities. Added Kass: I bet that if I were a younger person, or if I were a person of color, they would have been even more aggressive or violent. I didnt say those things, but I certainly thought them. Celli said that their goal with the suit is to educate police officers about protesters’ and observers rights. Read more: newsweek/wall-street-lawyer-arrested-talking-occupy-wall-street-protester-lawsuit-273337
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:26:38 +0000

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