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| '''Pepper spraying of the ] demonstrators''' by Anthony Bologna, a New York City police officer and ],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amateau|first=Albert|title=After years of trouble-shooting, he gets a precinct|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_113/afteryearsoftrouble.html|work=The Villager|volume=75|issue=6|date=June 28-July 5, 2005|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> is being investigated.<ref name="Bologna Atlantic Story">{{cite news|last=Fallows|first=James|title=An Important Video to Watch: Pepper-Spray by a Cruel and Cowardly NYC Cop |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/09/an-important-video-to-watch-pepper-spray-by-a-cruel-and-cowardly-nyc-cop/245629/|work=]|date=September 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Bologna CBS News story">{{cite news|title=Hackers grab Goldman CEO's personal data |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/27/tech/cnettechnews/main20112427.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;1|work=]|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/09/pepper-spray-cop-has-history-tangling-protesters/43001/|title=Pepper Spray Cop Has a History of Tangling with Protesters|author=Adam Martin|publisher=Atlantic Wire}}</ref><ref name="Bologna New York Times story">{{cite news|last=Dwyer|first=Jim|title=A Spray Like a Punch in the Face |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/nyregion/a-burst-of-pepper-spray-like-a-punch-in-the-face.html|work=]|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Bologna New York Magazine story">{{cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|title=Anonymous Outs NYPD Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Occupy Wall Street Protesters |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/09/anonymous_outs_nypd_officer_wh.html|work=]|date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> Before additional videos were released evidencing Bologna using the pepper spray, NYPD spokesman Browne issued a false statement<ref>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110927/09480916110/can-nypd-back-up-its-claim-confrontation-that-required-pepper-spray-despite-more-video-evidence.shtml</ref> that the "pepper spray was used once, after individuals confronted officers and tried to prevent them from deploying a mesh barrier<ref name="NYT story 2">{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Joseph|title=Videos Show Police Using Pepper Spray at Protest on the Financial System |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/nyregion/videos-show-police-using-pepper-spray-at-protest.html?_r=1|work=]|date=September 25, 2011}}</ref>. Members of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement responded to this by releasing additional videos from several angles.<ref> Occupy Wall Street website, September 26, 2011</ref> A second video posted to the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/28/1020867/-Bolognas-Second-Attack-with-Pepper-Spray|title=Bologna's Second Attack with Pepper Spray|author=Charlie Grapski|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2011-09-28}}</ref> apparently taken seconds later, showed Bologna spraying a photographer wearing a press card, who later said Bologna told him to leave the area and that he could be arrested.<ref name=Baker>{{cite web|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/police-department-to-examine-pepper-spray-incident/|title=Officer's Pepper-Spraying of Protesters Is Under Investigation|author=Al Baker and Joseph Goldstein|date=2011-09-28|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> | |||
| Deputy Inspector Roy Richter, head of the Captains Endowment Association, a union representing high-ranking officers, said, "Deputy Inspector Bologna’s actions that day were motivated by his concern for the safety of officers under his command and the safety of the public. The limited use of pepper spray effectively restored order without any escalation of force or serious injury to either demonstrator or police officer." New York Police Commissioner ] said that the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau would examine the incident, but also criticized "tumultuous" protesters whom he called "disorderly" and "intent on blocking traffic" as they marched on University Place. The use of pepper spray is primarily limited to use against those resisting arrest or for protection, but is allowed to officers with special training for use in "disorder control".<ref name=Baker /> | |||
| In 2007, a protester at the ] filed a lawsuit against Bologna alleging false arrest; the suit is still pending in federal court.<ref name="Bologna UK Guardian story">{{cite news|last=McVeigh|first=Karen|title=Occupy Wall Street: 'Pepper-spray' officer named in Bush protest claim |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/27/occupy-wall-street-anthony-bologna|publisher=]|work=]|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> | |||
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