In 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement was in full swing, with claims that they were the majority being oppressed by the rich. The reality was that this was people assaulting police, raping women, and controlled by rich unions like the SEIU. Hundreds, if not more, of the SEIU, participated in the criminal activity and the protests. Quite a few members would be arrested, with organizer Robert Murray being caught on camera assaulting an officer when the Occupy movement blocked the Brooklyn Bridge.
Sexual Assaults
Occupy Wall Street was a darling of the Democrat Party alliance, which meant it took a while for many of the darker secrets to start making it into the news. The worst secret of the Occupy movement was the fact that women were not only not safe, the organization worked hard to silence the women.
Tonye Iketubosin was one of the attackers and fought his case until 2019, but was still convicted of third degree sexual abuse after assaulting two women in NYC. Jackie Barcliff was convicted and listed as a level 3 sex offender after raping a 14 year old, along with raping another woman during the Occupy movement anniversary protest. Richard Wayne Armstrong was arrested for having sex with a 14 year old in Dallas during the 2011 protests. These are just some examples of what happened in the Occupy camps around the nation.
Violent Acts
In 2018, the Arizona State University Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety had this to say about the Occupy movement and violence.
“Since the early stages of the movement ... those taking part have been in a deadlock on the question of committing to nonviolence.’ A survey of Occupy participants in Washington, DC revealed that a non-trivial subset of respondents found it reasonable to use violence against the police to achieve significant social change. This finding is noteworthy given that conflict between police and Occupy DC protesters was less frequent and intense than in many other cities, including New York City. Several bodies of research and theory suggest that conflict may increase the likelihood that social movement participants will embrace the use of violence against police as a legitimate protest tactic.”
This was seen via videos that were taken during the protests, but the Occupy people were always protected in court, which meant very few ever got convicted. The protest regularly attacked police across the nation. One of the people who would end up getting arrested was SEIU national president Mary Kay Henry when the Occupy movement blocked the Brooklyn Bridge. While the movement claimed the police were violent towards them, this normally came to try to shift blame.
Political Implications
It was well known that the SEIU and other unions were the driving force behind the Occupy protests, though the media claimed it was a populist movement. Such protests were to force companies to raise pay so that unions could collect more dues and the government could make more in taxes. They funded this violent movement, which meant that they were responsible for all that occurred. Mainstream media was able to keep the general public unaware and always shifted the blame for the criminal acts onto anyone but those responsible. This would be a blueprint for other movements.
Too many people now do not remember the Occupy movements or think of them as unimportant. People who participated in this shaped the violent BLM protests, the push to raise the minimum wage, and other actions. Studying this movement will help a person understand the protests that have happened since and the ones that are coming. All of which have SEIU involvement.
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