[Peace-discuss] several reports of police in NYC and San Fran insympathy with protesters

[C. G. ESTABROOK]

See <http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/10/financial-giants-put-new-york-city-cops-on-their-payroll/ 
 >:

"Who Do the White Shirt Police Report to at Occupy Wall Street  
Protests?"

"Financial Giants Put New York City Cops On Their Payroll..."


On Oct 9, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Laurie Solomon wrote:

> In this article, I fail to see why the author would regard the  
> “police” as being different from “soldiers” in that they are not  
> working class workers in uniform.  Both categories of workers either  
> are workers in uniform or they are not workers in uniform.  The  
> nature of the uniform or the agency that they work for does not make  
> any significant difference as far as I can see; and the author fails  
> to offer any evidence to support any differences.
>
> From: David Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 10:58 AM
> To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@chambana.net
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] several reports of police in NYC and San  
> Fran insympathy with protesters
>
> On the police beatings, to which Karen refers: The "white shirts"  
> are the officers (sergeants, lieutenants, etc.) I have heard a  
> number of stories, which I can't confirm, such as that after the  
> first day of police attacks some 100 cops refused to come to work  
> the next day. Yesterday in San Francisco there was a police action  
> against the protesters there in which they confiscated some of their  
> tents, etc. I was told that some of the cops actually were in tears.
>
> This is not to say that the police can be our "friends", nor do I  
> believe they are workers in uniform (unlike the soldiers). I think  
> it does show that the state's hold on them is not absolute, though.
>
> John
>
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