Police Brutality is Our Weapon Too.

Another victory for the Occupy movement!

The general sentiments of Occupy are certainly a radical departure from the status quo. Occupy is essentially an indictment of our recent cultural developments where the free market has been idealized to the point of dogma, the power elite has taken control of our democracy, and policies are judged by their philosophical and political "correctness" rather than their ability to achieve social justice. It is expected that those who benefit from the status quo will act irrationally to protect their status. Though police brutality is intended to demoralize and break up the Occupy Movement, I expect it will only galvanize the movement and bring new supporters to the protests.

So long as the police brutality has not totally suppressed the power of the people (think Nazi Germany) it is just another part of the process of radical reforms (think Civil Rights).  The moral high ground is very important to any social movement. Beating up and pepper spraying  kids, interfering with the freedom of the press, targeting young women, and using psychological intimidation are not generally tolerated or appreciated by the middle and lower classes. There aren't many issues that bring the 99% to consensus, I think the country still has the moral fiber to recognize the danger of police brutality and act/vote/protest accordingly.