Oh, Susquehanna!

ohsusquehanna:

pantslessprogressive:

Injured vet spent days at work, nights at protest

The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters this week wasn’t taking part in the demonstrations out of economic need.

Scott Olsen, 24, makes a good living as a network engineer and has a nice apartment overlooking San Francisco Bay. And yet, his friends say, he felt so strongly about economic inequality in the United States that he fought for overseas that he slept at a protest camp after work.

“He felt you shouldn’t wait until something is affecting you to get out and do something about it,” said friend and roommate Keith Shannon, who served with Olsen in Iraq. [read more]

Above: Scott Olsen at Occupy Oakland Tuesday night. Credit: Raleigh Latham

Oh man, they’re really trying to turn this guy into a living martyr.

»» he is a hero and a victim.  gratefully he is not a martyr!

Death isn’t a requirement of martyrdom.

(via truthbeknown)