Report: One NYC Occupy Wall Street Protester In Critical Condition

[Hissyspit]

From Twitter, can't confirm this yet, so maintain appropriate level of skepticism:

@OperationLeakS: Confirmed: One of the protestors is in critical condition. #OccupyWallStreet #TakeWallStreet #OurWallStreet

https://occupywallst.org/article/day4-arrests


Day 4: At least five arrested, one may be in critical condition
Posted 2011-09-20 05:01:04 UTC by OccupyWallSt

Early this morning at least five protesters were arrested by NYPD.

The first arrest was a protester who objected to the police removing a tarp that was protecting our media equipment from the rain. The police said that the tarp constituted a tent, in spite of it not being a habitat in any way. Police continued pressuring protesters with extralegal tactics, saying that a protester on a bullhorn was breaking a law. The protester refused to cease exercising his first amendment rights and was also arrested. Then the police began to indiscriminately attempt to arrest protesters, many of them unsheathed their batons, in spite of the fact that the protest remained peaceful. One of the protesters received a large gash on their leg, another lost a tooth. Multiple police tackled a protester and sat on him as he continually warned them that he was experiencing an asthma attack. One of the medics on site informed the police that they needed to call an ambulance because this was a potentially fatal circumstance. They ignored him. We have no current information on this protester, but we hope that he hasn't been murdered by the police.

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[arcane1]

1. Damn, what did I miss?

The last I heard, everything was going well, but that there was little to no media presence... did things get ugly???

[aquart]

2. "Murdered by the police"????

[Dragonfli]

4. If he dies because of them yes, I am hoping he lives. /nt

[white_wolf]

3. Okay, this is seriously messed up and yet the media isn't covering it.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Hissyspit.

[chill_wind]

6. kick.

[Wind Dancer]

7. K&R

Keep us updated!

[starroute]

8. There was a later tweet saying it was a misunderstanding

The protester in question had an asthma attack while the police were sitting on top of him but is not in critical condition.

http://twitter.com/#!/anonops/statuses/116220343177322497

@OccupyWallSt
An error on my fault. I misinterpreted a tweet that I thought confirmed the critical condition. Huge apologizes #OccupyWallStreet

[Hissyspit]

9. Thanks. Good to hear. nt