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| '''Pepper spraying of the ] demonstrators''' by Anthony Bologna, a New York City police officer and ], 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>{{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><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> 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 /> | ||
| ==Interactions with protesters== | |||
| Bologna was also accused of havinge committed civil rights violations during protests at 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> | |||
| 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 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> | |||
| 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" /> | |||
| 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" /> | |||
| 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 /> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 30 September 2011
Pepper spraying of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators by Anthony Bologna, a New York City police officer and Deputy Inspector, is being investigated. 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." Members of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement responded to this by releasing additional videos from several angles. A second video posted to the Daily Kos, 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.
Deputy Inspector Roy T. 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 Raymond W. Kelly 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".
Bologna was also accused of havinge committed civil rights violations during protests at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
References
- Fallows, James (September 25, 2011). "An Important Video to Watch: Pepper-Spray by a Cruel and Cowardly NYC Cop". The Atlantic Monthly.
- Amateau, Albert (June 28-July 5, 2005). "After years of trouble-shooting, he gets a precinct". The VillagerTemplate:Inconsistent citations
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "Hackers grab Goldman CEO's personal data". CBS News. September 27, 2011.
- Adam Martin. "Pepper Spray Cop Has a History of Tangling with Protesters". Atlantic Wire.
- Dwyer, Jim (September 27, 2011). "A Spray Like a Punch in the Face". The New York Times.
- Coscarelli, Joe (September 26, 2011). "Anonymous Outs NYPD Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Occupy Wall Street Protesters". New York Magazine.
- Goldstein, Joseph (September 25, 2011). "Videos Show Police Using Pepper Spray at Protest on the Financial System". The New York Times.
- "Officer Bologna" Occupy Wall Street website, September 26, 2011
- Charlie Grapski (2011-09-28). "Bologna's Second Attack with Pepper Spray". Daily Kos.
- ^ Al Baker and Joseph Goldstein (2011-09-28). "Officer's Pepper-Spraying of Protesters Is Under Investigation". New York Times.
- McVeigh, Karen (September 27, 2011). "Occupy Wall Street: 'Pepper-spray' officer named in Bush protest claim". The Guardian (UK). The Guardian.