Police attack antiwar vets

This is entry #56,867,910,635 about authorities attacking veterans all because they oppose the war. In BushAmerica, brave vets come home only to be treated like criminals.

Outside the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, an organization called Iraq Veterans Against the War held a peaceful demonstration asking for an antiwar voice in the questions asked in the debate.

But that was too much for Nassau County police. Authorities immediately went on the attack, calling in an entire brigade of riot police to confront the vets. Several people were injured in the process. A former Army sergeant was knocked unconscious and had his cheekbone broken when police used a horse to trample him.

Ten members of the antiwar group were arrested for no reason. While they were detained, police called them "traitors", "cowards", and "idiots." Cops sexually harassed several women who were detained.

Competent police officers never would've arrested or trampled the protesters, let alone continued abusing them once they were detained. The real traitors, cowards, and idiots are those who abuse a badge to violently suppress dissent.

It's a shame there's people in charge who don't appreciate the sacrifices made by America's brave soldiers and sailors.

(Source: http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/17/antiwar-vets-attacked)