Marines around the world are outraged by the injuries inflicted by police on Scott Olsen at Tuesday's Occupy Oakland protests. Olsen is in a medically-induced coma after getting hit in the head by a police projectile.
The following picture is taken from the Reddit thread "How I feel, as a United States Marine, about what occurred in Oakland."
This man is not alone. In the five hours since the thread went up there have been over 600 comments.
Hers' the email from the man in the picture.
Dear Mr. Johnson,From what I understand Scott has been upgraded to Fair condition.
My name is Jay C Gentile, and I'm the man in the picture on BI's front page. I'm sure you're a busy man so I'll try to keep my words to a minimum. I was wondering if you, as a journalist, and with the resources at your disposal, could tell me a reliable place where I can find updates about Scott Olsen's condition. "Occupy Wallstreet" movement aside, Marines share a bond that escapes the boundaries of the English language. I'd like to be able to "check up" on this young man, my brother, and keep up with his condition.
Thank you very much,
Semper Fidelis
-Jay C. Gentile
OOh Raa. Cudos to that fine young Marine for making a statement. It's a crying shame this country has come to this. That 1% should be ashame of how they've trounced on the lives of all those who've given their all to fight for freedom. If they had only knew the truth, I doubt they would have fought for thse thankless pond scum. I know I would'nt have.