Occupy movement
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 Lt. John Pike practices his pepper-spray technique on 30 students of UC Davis. They were later awarded $30,000 each in compensation. He had told colleagues "Leave them. I want to spray these kids" and was awarded $38,056 for "psychiatric injuries" stemming from the event. | |
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| Formation | 17 September 2011 |
| Interest of | Caleb Maupin, Tim Pool, US/Police |
| A non-violent, decentralised movement which provoked a violent reaction from the authorities. A mass awakening for millions of youngsters. | |
The Occupy movement (often, just Occupy) is a decentralised movement which has never had clearly-articulated objectives, but still managed for months to unify activists with a wide variety of goals.[1]
Contents
Origins
The initial impetus for an occupation of Wall Street came from the Canadian activist group Adbusters. The commercially-controlled media ignored the movement for weeks, before finally reporting on it after it was being widely reported on the internet.
Spread
The movement quickly spread across the USA and worldwide. Methods were different according to local circumstances, but the unifying tactic was to peacefully occupy public spaces.
Police support
Chris Hedges reports hearing several quiet encouragement from rank and file members of US police. Some participated in the demonstration. Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis was arrested for participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011.
US Government response
A coordinated response violently eradicated occupy camps across USA. The US government in its planning documents designated OWS repeatedly as a "terrorist threat".[2]
Dallas Occupy Plot
By October 2011 the Dallas occupy plot had been drawn up, in which the FBI was a party to plans to use snipers to assassinate the leaders of the movement. The plans were never carried out, but were partially exposed in 2013, by a FOIA request. A February 2015 ruling of Judge Rosemary M. Collyer allowed the plot to remain secret.
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Andrew Breitbart | “The true purpose of the Occupy movement appears to be further economic and governmental destabilization, at a time when the world is already facing major financial and political challenges. By embracing the Occupy movement, President Barack Obama, the Democrat Party, and their union allies may be supporting an effort to harm both the domestic and global economies; to create social unrest throughout the democratic world; and to embrace other radical causes, including the anti-Israel movement.” | Andrew Breitbart | 14 October 2011 |
| Frank Luntz | “I'm so scared of this anti-Wall Street effort. I'm frightened to death. They're having an impact on what the American people think of capitalism.” | Frank Luntz | November 2011 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| File:Dissent or Terror FINAL 0.pdf | report | 20 May 2013 | Beau Hoda | Dissent or Terror a report that details how the counter-terrorism apparatus was used to monitor the Occupy Movement nationwide |
