At yesterday’s Mass Tea Party Patriot’s rally on the Boston Common, a Boston police officer choked a member of Occupy Boston, who was there as part of a counter-protest organized by Occupy Boston’s Queer / Trans Direct Action Working Group and a loose coalition of LGBT and Anti-Fascist groups. Occupy Boston condemns this assault on one of our own and the First Amendment. We demand that Police Commissioner Evans suspend this officer while a full review is conducted to determine further disciplinary action. We are outraged that a member of the Boston Police Department would assist the Tea Party and Scott Lively by actively working to silence someone who was there to peacefully challenge their virulent anti-LBGT agenda.For a complete first person account by the trans activist who was attacked, please visit http://www.back2stonewall.com/2012/04/occupy-boston-trans-activist.html.
For more on the Mass Tea Party Patriot’s Rally, please visit http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/16/1083675/-MA-Tea-Party-Patriots-We-will-not-be-silenced-by-faggots-.
Photo courtesy of Paul Weiskel. To see more of Paul’s photos from the protest, please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/31167233@N08/sets/72157629461002076/with/6935577808.
2 Responses to “BPD Assaults Occupy Boston Activist”
Even the activist in the photo claims he was not being choked, but being pushed. Really, Occupy? Stop with the blatant lies.
The officer clearly had his hand around Allie’s neck in the photo. Allie claims to have been pushed BEFORE this photo was taken, and said to the officer “Don’t push me” and then this happened.