Charges dropped against first reporter arrested at Occupy Wall Street

[kpete]

Source: Columbia Journal Review

The Kicker — November 4, 2011 11:17 AM
Charges dropped against first reporter arrested at Occupy Wall Street
By Erika Fry

A good sign came out of New York City’s criminal court yesterday for journalists who have been swept up in arrests at the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Disorderly conduct charges were dropped against WNET’s MetroFocus reporter John Farley, the first journalist to be arrested while covering Occupy Wall Street. Farley was arrested September 24 while interviewing two women who had been pepper-sprayed. His was the only case heard yesterday in which charges were dismissed outright.

While Farley was wearing WNET identification, he lacked the NYPD press credential that officials told him was required for his release. CJR reported on the arrest of Farley and other journalists lacking the NYPD’s credentials last month.

Read more: http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/charges_dropped_against_first.php

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[tcaudilllg]

1. The smart pols are headed for the exits

They know there is no coming back from the precipice the nation is now on. OWS will win... it's human nature. The gross abuse and then the reaction, obliterates the abuser... only the passage of time and the generational resurgence of positivist arrogance restores the vanquished ranks of evil. Now that evil is at its apex, the decline is certain.

[femrap]

3. Excellent analysis. nt

[DeSwiss]

5. Exactly.

This tsunami is about to overwhelm everything. The changes that will be wroth as a result, will boggle the minds of all.


- It's been a long time coming.......


Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you-
Ye are many — they are few"

~Percy Bysshe Shelley

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[DeSwiss]

4. ''...he lacked the NYPD press credential that officials told him was required for his release.''

Who the fuck does the NYPD think they are? Don't these stupid cops realize that the Constitution is all the "credentials" a reporter or a citizen needs, you asshats???




- K&R

[rogeralstern]

6. Occupy Wall Street

We have the money that they rely on for their escapades and games that they play. We can take that power away by taking our money back and putting it somewhere real and local. Bank Transfer Day on Saturday is a good first step. But credit unions are more than just a place to keep your money. They’re your neighbors, too. Want to see how the bank treats your neighbors? learnmore.asmarterchoice.org.