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Scott Olsen, an Iraq veteran, suffered a fractured skull last night after he was allegedly hit in the head with a police projectile at the Occupy Oakland protests. Olsen is currently in critical condition.
After Olsen’s injury, videos and pictures began to circulate around the internet which reportedly show a police officer throwing a “flash bang” explosive. The Guardian notes that another explosive was thrown in Olsen’s direction as his fellow protesters rushed to his aid.
http://www.inquisitr.com/154392/scott-olsen-iraq-veteran-critically-injured-at-occupy-oakland-video/
He nearly died. I kept a candle burning (although not religious) for him until it was said he was going to be okay. When he was at the NATO action in Chicago, he explained to DN's Amy Goodman why he has to wear a helmet in any demonstration. He has a steel plate in his head and was told by doctors another concussion would kill him.
So these flash bangs can be dangerous things, although not always, like other devices that are considered non-lethal. The blanks on movie sets caused a fatality years ago when an actor was playing around with a prop gun and died of a concussion.
It's all dangerous, but so were the two brothers, unfortunately. I am glad the uncle presented a human face to the public for to this tragedy to get the haters and warmongers to shut up. Although they really want to get another full-fledged war. Obama won't do it, but if we get another GOP in, it's all but certain we'll be at war.
WW3 is what they want, to finish amassing their wealth and getting more people into their mindset. This event didn't play out how they wanted it to. Good for humanity.
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