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| The pepper spraying occurred at the ] demonstration and is alleged to have been done by '''Anthony Bologna''' (born 1954)<ref>{{citation|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}}</ref> is a New York City police officer and ].<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> and also for allegedly committing civil rights violations during protests surrounding the ].<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> | |||
| ==Interactions with protesters== | |||
| Disputes with protesters in several events culminated in a burst of media coverage of Bologna's actions during the ] event in September 2011.<ref name="Bologna Gawker story">{{cite news|last=Read|first=Max|title=Pepper Spray Cop Already Had Civil-Rights Complaint |url=http://gawker.com/5844122/pepper-spray-cop-already-had-civil+rights-complaints|work=]|date=September 26, 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> | |||
| A May 2001 ] report, subsequently cited by ],<ref name=cryptome>{{cite web|url=http://cryptome.org/info/bologna-abuser/bologna-abuser.htm|title=Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna Notorious Protestor Abuser |publisher=Indymedia/Daily Kos via Cryptome}}</ref> called Bologna "notorious for his previous treatment of protesters", and described an allegation by a member of ] that Bologna shoved two protesters, left, then returned to arrest them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyc.indymedia.org/media/text/police_bla.txt|title=POLICE BLAMED FOR INCITING MAYDAY RIOT IN NYC. AGAIN.|date=2001-05|author=Aries de la Cruz}}</ref> | |||
| Bologna was on duty during a boycott of Korean grocery stores by black activists in 1990 and during the ] of 1992.<ref name="Downtown Express story">{{cite news|last=Amateau|first=Albert|title=New captain busted pushers, gangsters and cops |url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_111/newcaptain.html|work=]|date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> | |||
| In 2004, Bologna faced complaints for his role during the Republican Convention held in New York City, allegedly committing false arrest and civil rights violations.<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> | |||
| On September 24, 2011, a widely publicized video showed Bologna macing members of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement earlier that day.<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> | |||
| According to NYPD Chief Spokesman Paul J. Browne, Bologna used pepper spray "appropriately," adding "Pepper spray was used once, after individuals confronted officers and tried to prevent them from deploying a mesh barrier — something that was edited out or otherwise not captured in the video."<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 ], head of the ], 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 /> | |||
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