Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video)

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Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video)

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Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza.

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NY City Police Violate Constitutional First Amendment Rights – VIDEO | Common Peoples Source for News said:

[...] Wall Street is the biggest contributor to our politicians, so we can never expect our government to stand up to them. Wall Street has long ago been given a green light to rape the country and the citizens without fear of retribution. So it’s up to the people to do something about it. But with all that power, the police is directed to violate the protestors civil rights. [...]

September 21st, 2011 at 1:06 am
March on Wall Street: Update on What’s Happening | Dark Politricks said:

[...] Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing suit against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty [...]

September 21st, 2011 at 3:00 am
March on Wall Street: Update on What’s Happening said:

[...] Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing suit against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty [...]

September 21st, 2011 at 11:29 am
Anonymous said:

This is so wonderful, and going to be expensive. Is there a trust fund somewhere set up where we can donate money to help with the filing cost and legal fees? As a social worker, healer, mother, and indept to student loans for a psyd….I support this movement, I support massive change, I support academia, philosophers (all great societies had philosphers in the Senate. Its time, its peaceful, and its time to see American Patriots.

September 21st, 2011 at 7:42 pm
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[...] Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video) Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza [...]

September 22nd, 2011 at 12:34 am
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[...] Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video) Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza [...]

September 22nd, 2011 at 2:30 am
Steve Hanken said:

Remember Haymarket affair? Remember the Homestead Strike? Remember the Colorado coal strikes? Remember the Pullman Strikes? I have never seen where it says the police take the time to consider anything other than to follow the chain of command and do what they are told. Given the choices they have, they will always take the path of least resistance and that has little to do with freedom or liberty, but only to enforce the law, no matter how coorupt it might be. They make it their specialty to only enforce the law and let the courts decide if it is right or wrong, but in the meantime, enforce it with whatever tools are at hand, with as much brutality as is needed to get complance. End of story.

September 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 am
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[...] Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video) Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza [...]

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[...] Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video) Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza [...]

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[...] Civil Rights Attorney: NY Police Violating Wall Street Protesters’ First Amendment Rights (Video) Sam Cohen, a civil rights attorney, is filing an order against the NY Police Department for violating the Constitutional First Amendment rights of the Wall Street protesters in Liberty Plaza [...]

September 24th, 2011 at 12:10 am
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September 24th, 2011 at 1:01 am
Aflyman4336 said:

Your comparisons are out of place,those incidents where caused by private police and security guards paid for by companies. This is the NYPD a government controlled department.

September 24th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Aflyman4336 said:

Your comparisons are out of place,those incidents where caused by private police and security guards paid for by companies. This is the NYPD a government controlled department.

September 24th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
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September 25th, 2011 at 12:43 am
Steve Hanken said:

Haymarket was the Chicago Police, Colorado coal strikes it was the Colorado National Guard, the Pullman Strike it was US Marshalls, The Homestead Strike is the only exception and the Marshall was contacted to intercede and refused, which gives even this strike a sanction by government controled entites, so I stand by my previous statements.

September 26th, 2011 at 3:29 am
Guest said:

JP Morgan Chase recently donated $4.6 Million to the NYPD, coincidence? http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Home/article/ny-13.htm?TB_iframe=true&height=580&width=850

September 26th, 2011 at 11:21 pm

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