UGLY. who is this guy? hope he's okay

whenever i see one person being physically subdued or just beat down by a bunch of men i assume that the individual was wrong. i'm a republican. when i was in school i always ratted on all the other kids and i always supported the teachers and especially the asisstant principal. i always laugh whenever my boss tells a joke. i yell at service employees all the time and i love asking to speak to their manager, especially when they get fired as a result.

hey, might makes right. right?

he was marching and chanting with a group in Times Sq. as the delegates were being released from the night's amusements. guess it was just wrong place / wrong time. after this they got him completely on the ground, but those shots did not turn out.

i took his name and gave it to the NLG (along with these photos), though i don't know if he's been released.

the difference between this and what i'm used to in demonstrations is that onlookers are taking pictures rather than helping the poor sod. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

What violent arrest? I don't see a club, stun gun, or cattle prod.You guys are wimps. I am a child of the 60's where we had our heads busted demonstrating against those Evil Democrats like Lyndon Johnson who was a real War Monger,over 50,000 troops dead in a useless war ( and they did not even attack one of our cities). At the age of 50 plus you grow older and wiser, just wait I wish old age on all you crybabies.

so headbashing is the solution? police should not use force plain and simple. ESPECIALLY when protestors remain peaceful. its not a matter of being a wimp or not, its a matter of human rights.

He's OK. He was in a pen with me at the piers. Like a lot of people there, he didn't do much of anything to bring his arrest on.

P.S. "Actor"? Why don't you call him a "perp" while you're at it, oinker?

just wanted to point out that this individual has his hands in front of him in every picture. at the same time, the officers seem to have their hands on or near his upper arms in every picture too. might it be possible that this individual was resisting the officers' attempts to get his hands behind his back and into cuffs?

just saying that there are many ways to interpret a picture (or series of pics), that's all...

apparently (if you check out the new pic Jessica added to the top) this guy was clapping has hands in front of his body and sort of smiling while looking down and doing this in some sort of solidarity with some young people who seem to be moving their bodies around a lot.

pretty suspicious if you ask me

yeah i agree...this is not a violent act..well..maybe a little bit...but if you want to headline something as a violent act..then at least find a violent act..

i'm not posturing here for the cops...i actually wonder what the hell this guy even did..i mean..it dosen't look like he did anything wrong..but who knows..

but don't propagandize it as a violent act

you're right - this isn't comparatively that violent, and i don't want to exaggerate. i have edited the title of this post to reflect that.

I hope that all Americans stand up against people like our moronic president. I beleive that we are headed for disaster if Bush gets elected again. This is a typical example of the police state that will exist if we dont do something about it. I am truly ashamed and embarresed by the republican party as they are no example of leadership.
Politics is not leadership and a politician is not a leader, on any side of the coin, when will we get that through our thick skulls. We need not be afraid to think overthrow.

in the late 60's as a preteen, both my sisters boyfriends went to viet nam, they came back alive thank god, but they were never the same. I went with my sisters to the Century Plz Hotel in LA to protest Nixon and the protestors in Century City really got hell from the LAPD, they nearly ran us over with their motorcycles(drove right into us)
and were beating people on the back of their legs with clubs. Some our family friends protested in Chicago in 1968 and they were badly beaten up.
Just like the 1960's until the ultra Conservatives and plodding, powerful Democratic Leadership in this country is confronted from every angle on a daily basis-nothing will change in this country-it's going to be a long, rough haul over the next 10+ years.

To "Bill"

Your comment"

"What violent arrest? I don't see a club, stun gun, or cattle prod.You guys are wimps. I am a child of the 60's where we had our heads busted demonstrating against those Evil Democrats like Lyndon Johnson who was a real War Monger,over 50,000 troops dead in a useless war ( and they did not even attack one of our cities). At the age of 50 plus you grow older and wiser, just wait I wish old age on all you crybabies. "

Who are these Iraqis that attacked one of our American cities? Sounds like you didn't grow older and wiser-- just blind, deaf, and senile.

Take a hint from my parents who are much older and wiser than you: the war on Iraq is morally wrong and strategically absurd.

Too bad you gained no wisdom from your experience.

This really didn't look too violent but definitely looks unecessary and uncalled for. But what I think is most people who are for or against Republicans or Democrats, really don't see the big picture. Which is there is no left or right and they mix together only to have ourselves fight against each other about race, economic status, and false fears on terrisom. Research those who are behind the scenes they are the ones putting pressure on these officers to keep the city free of dissent.