Occupy protester wounded by Oakland police gets $4.5 million
$4.5 million to settle suit by vet shot at Occupy rally
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Occupy-protester-wounded-by-Oakland-police-gets-5337743.php
OPD Response during Occupy Oakland resulted in a $1.4m lawsuit (after they critically injured war vet Scott Olsen) There were also reports of journalists being jailed and an injury of a 15 year old protester
A United States military veteran who was critically injured by the police during an Occupy Wall Street protest in October 2011 will be awarded $4.5 million by the city of Oakland, California.
The incident occurred less than five weeks after the Occupy movement started on the other side of the country in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, and was among several similar incidents that solidified focus on one of many issues the group for the most part rallied against: the excessive use of force by ever increasingly militarized police forces across the country.
https://www.rt.com/usa/occupy-scott-olsen-settlement-433/
Oakland police used "an overwhelming military-type response" to disperse Occupy Oakland demonstrators and fired at a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who was critically injured in the clashes in October, according to a report issued on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-occupy-oakland-idUSBRE84008320120501
May 2010 - Another injury from OPD response
student falls from I-880 highway overpass during Occupy Oakland Protest
As police were attacking the crowd, Francois Zimany, a fifteen-year old high school student, fractured his skull after a 25-30 foot fall off the freeway. Questions have arisen over whether he fell, jumped, or was pushed by police off of the freeway.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/05/18639862.php
January 2012
Journalists arrested at Occupy Oakland Protest
All of the journalists arrested over the weekend who spoke to Oakland North said they tried to identify themselves to police as reporters.
“I showed [an officer] my press pass and asked if I could get out of here and he said no,” Hanes said. “Then I asked if I could talk to a sergeant and he said no.”
The trio next went to an officer who was arresting protestors, but the cop rejected their press passes.
http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/01/31/journalists-arrested-at-saturday-occupy-oakland-protest/
http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/03/12/student-perspective-on-march-4-during-the-freeway-takeover-some-reporters-got-the-story-four-of-them-got-arrested/
Oakland changes crowd control policy
OPD’s handling of Occupy Oakland protests has led to two investigations, one conducted internally by the department, and one by a federal monitor. The results of each investigation are expected to be released soon, Jordan said Monday. He said the changes to the existing crowd control policy are part of a larger effort by the department to be in compliance with the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement stemming from the “Riders” lawsuit.
https://oaklandnorth.net/2012/04/23/opd-changing-its-crowd-control-policy/
Indpendent Report: Flawed response by Oakland Police to October 25 "Occupy Oakland" Protest.
Oakland Police, Mayor, Administrator Say Reforms arleady in progress. Pledge Continued Improvements
Indpendent reports commissioned by the City Administrator confirmed that the Oakland Police Department's respose to the Occupy Oakland protest on October 25 last year was flawed by inadequate staffing, insuffient planning, lack of understanding of modern crowd management techniques, and outdated policies and protocals
https://www.scribd.com/document/97137127/City-of-Oakland-Findings-on-independent-report-investigating-OPD-handling-of-Occupy-protesters
