We should not be "thanking" them for not brutalizing and arresting us or "thanking" them for being courteous, but we should be challenging them for what they are there for. Isn't this what we should be doing to the police?
"Then, in an epic scene, [US Marine Sargent] Thomas approached the line of NYPD officers who held their batons.
While many Occupy Wall Street demonstrators had been arrested for merely crossing the street, he exclaimed, "These are U.S. citizens peacefully protesting! These are the people you are supposed to protect!" The 10-15 NYPD officers he addressed dared not to touch him.
Sergeant Thomas continued denouncing the NYPD's actions shouting, "This isn't a war zone! I've served overseas, that's a war zone! Get rid of your batons and helmets!"
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