Olbermann Interviews Marine Vet Who Annihilated The NYPD For Brutalizing Protesters

Hard not to like this guy.

United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, NY went toe to toe with the NYPD.  An activist in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thomas voiced his opinions of the NY police brutality that had and has been plaguing the #OWS movement. 

Thomas is a 24-year-old Marine Vet (2 tours in Iraq); he currently plays amateur football and is in college.  He comes from a long line of Veterans: Mother, Army Veteran (Iraq), Stepfather, Army, active duty (Afghanistan), Grandfather, Air Force veteran (Vietnam), Great Grandfather Navy veteran (World War II).

Here's more from Gawker:

Here's a veteran, identified as U.S. Marine Sergeant Shamar Thomas, confronting New York Police Department officers during Saturday night's protests to ask them why they've been arresting Occupy Wall Streeters instead of defending the right to protest. A valid question! "How do you sleep at night?" he asks them. "There is no honor in this."

An alternate video of Thomas appears on the Facebook page of Occupy Marines, who say they'll "support demonstrators with organization, direction, supply and logistics, and leadership."  Wonder how right-wing pundits will shoehorn military vets into their "OWS protesters are anti-American communist hippies who stink and poop on cop cars" mantra.

Comments

[chunga]

I could see it on their faces too. Some of the cops were having doubts about what they were doing.

[chunga]

Great video - Chris Hedges: “This one could take them all down.” #OWS (VIDEO)

http://4closurefraud.org/2011/10/18/chris-hedges-this-one-could-take-them-all-down-ows-video/

[john]

Occupy Boston twitter:

Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
Wow. There are @OccupyMARINES EVERYWHERE at camp. This is amazing.


Occupy_Boston Occupy Boston
This is incredible. All kinds of vets are coming out to protect us at camp. Just talked to an Army vet: they're aiming for 50 at all times!
1 hour ago

[S. Gompers]

Excellent interview.