I would first like to acknowledge the bravery it takes to peacefully make a statement and still face violence from law enforcement intended to keep the peace. I have been watching Op Occupy Wall Street from its development phases. The article I attached in the link below is a few days old from when this blog was posted. Since the peaceful demonstration began police have been guilty of excessive force and or police brutality. All of which has been filmed and posted all over the internet. This gathering on Wall Street is a display of those affected by corporate juggernauts and the economic divide this country's government has ignored for decades. The United States citizens do not need permits for a peaceful gathering and we do not need permits to express ourselves peacefully to the causes of our social problems. The Declaration of Independence says in the third line of the second paragraph "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." I believe that our law enforcement as U.S. citizens should recognize this and even support their fellow man in times of struggle and change rather than beating supremacy into us and sending us to jails or prisons.
My Sources
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/17/technology/occupy_wall_street/index.htm
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