I was born after the 60s. I'm not used to this sort of thing. But what's going on in our country angers and disgusts me. Furthermore, I'm moving to Oakland, and this is how they treat protesters over there. The video is not for the faint of heart. The whizzing bullets are rubber, I'm told, although they can break glass and probably a limb, and certainly put out your eye, and the loud bangs are flash-bang (concussion) grenades, which can permanently deafen and blind, and yes, it sounds like a war zone because it is one. The injured protester is Scott Olsen, a Marine veteran of the Iraq war. He remains in critical condition.
A friend of mine was nearby, and said that after the disperse warning was given by Oakland PD and other (anonymous?) law enforcement agencies (CHP yes, BART police maybe?), they commenced a barrage of tear gas canisters, one of which probably fractured Olsen's skull, then one officer threw a flash-bang grenade at the protesters who tried to carry Olsen to safety.
See it here:
and here:
