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Democratic candidates aren't the only ones critical of how Mr. Bloomberg dealt with Occupy Wall Street. A Quinnipiac University poll in December 2011 found that 51% of voters disapproved.
Mr. Lasn said he expects economic events to spur future protests. "You may see a resurgence of [protesters] and young energy in a way that will make Bloomberg look like he didn't get it," he said. "And like Occupy Wall Street was a game of tiddlywinks."
President Obama shows no signs of treating Occupy Wall Street the way FDR treated the Bonus Marchers. Nobody expects Michelle Obama to pay a surprise visit to an Occupy Wall Street site any time soon. But as Occupy Wall Street regroups, the movement need not fear that the surprise attack on it – personally authorised by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg – has diminished its influence. According to a 15 November Siena College poll, by a 57-40% margin, New Yorkers think Occupy Wall Street should be allowed in public parks around the clock.
Jury selection in a lawsuit filed by Elizabeth Evon Nichols began Tuesday. The trial will address whether Sgt. Jeffrey McDaniel's use of pepper spray was within bureau policy, and whether the officers' actions were reasonable.
The officers' defense team responded to the suit by saying Nichols was menacing the officers, and they reacted appropriately.
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She said in the lawsuit that police officer Doris Paisley held a baton to her throat. When she protested, the lawsuit states, McDaniel sprayed her open mouth with pepper spray.
Nichols "was so overcome by pain that she flinched and spun away from (McDaniel)," according to the lawsuit. "She hunched over with her hands on her face. After a moment she felt her legs collapsing and sat down on the sidewalk."
Nichols said Paisley dragged her by her hair to a different spot where she was charged.
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