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Breaking: Oakland Arrestees Tortured

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 15:57 — Dave Culver
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  • This is of course in addition to attacks on protesters on Saturday (Jan 28) by the Oakland Police Department (OPD).
  • Corralling people then tear gassing them, firing rubber bullets or beanbag rounds at them, and throwing flashbangs.

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I just got word from a friend of a friend about the conditions that arrestees from the actions.  It isn't pretty, in fact it's disgusting.

"Just got out of Santa Rita Jail last night the prisoners from the Oakland Commune were being denied medications (some had seizures) while the guards said they didnt care if they died. Some people were brutally beaten. The put tear gas in the vents of my cell twice. They were keeping people without restrooms forcing them to shit and piss themselves or puke all over and stay in the same area...."

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Related:

Police Violence Targets Occupy Oakland Demonstration
, The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF)

  • The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) Demands Action From The Monitor On Police Misconduct
  • The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) condemns Oakland Police (OPD) and Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) violence, mass arrests and abuses against Occupy demonstrators at Saturday’s (Jan 28) demonstration.

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