Restraint in protecting these people. they re supposed to protect us, number one. and they were not in imminent danger, but they certainly put everybody in the crowd in imminent danger. are you saying that, josh, that you think the police overreacted? certainly. and their mere presence elevated the tension. and judging by the reports of what it may have cost the city of oakland to put on such a show of force, it s extremely just confusing to me. at such a time in our economy and our nation. joshua, give us a sense of the demeanor of the crowd. were they provoked in any way? because of the position of the police? or how did it explode into something like this? well, i had been down to occupy oakland prior to the raid early on tuesday morning.
Danger, but they certainly put everybody in the crowd in imminent danger. are you saying that, josh, that you think the police overreacted? certainly. and their mere presence elevated the tension. and judging by the reports of what it may have cost the city of oakland to put on such a show of force, it s extremely just confusing to me. at such a time in our economy and our nation. joshua, give us a sense of the demeanor of the crowd. were they provoked in any way? because of the position of the police? or how did it explode into something like this? well, i had been down to occupy oakland prior to the raid early on tuesday morning. and i had seen a high level of organization. if you look at the before and after photos of their camp, it was a great site.
[ bleep ]. olsen remains in an oakland hospital, but his condition has been upgraded to fair. vigils across america are honoring olsen are planned for tonight. joining me now is joshua sheppard. josh is a friend of scott olsen and was at the occupy oakland protests with scott. he is also a veteran of the united states navy. great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time, josh. thank you. the l.a. times is reporting that scott will undergo surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. can you tell us anything? do you know anything about that? yeah. scott was removed from his breathing machine. he s listed in fair condition. but yeah, it is still a very significant injury. and we re maintaining optimism,
help him! [ bleep ]. olsen remains in an oakland hospital, but his condition has been upgraded to fair. vigils across america are honoring olsen are planned for tonight. joining me now is joshua sheppard. josh is a friend of scott olsen and was at the occupy oakland protests with scott. he is also a veteran of the united states navy. great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time, josh. thank you. the l.a. times is reporting that scott will undergo surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. can you tell us anything? do you know anything about that? yeah. scott was removed from his breathing machine. he s listed in fair condition. but yeah, it is still a very significant injury. and we re maintaining optimism, but we are still very cautious. josh, what happened? explain to our audience tonight what you went through, what you saw.
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