Who doesn’t remember internet sensation and Occupy Wall Street pepper sprayer, Anthony Bologna?
Or, as Jon Stewart said, Tony Boloney:
The NYC Deputy Inspector pepper sprayed a woman just because. His punishment? He was docked 10 days of his vacation pay. From the New York Times:
The Internal Affairs Bureau reviewed the episode and found that Inspector Bologna “used pepper spray outside departmental guidelines,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. He declined to elaborate.
Boloney, er, Bologna, is not too happy with his punishment and hasn’t decided if he’ll sign on to it, despite its leniency.
“Deputy Inspector Bologna is disappointed at the results of the Department investigation. His actions prevented further injury and escalation of tumultuous conduct,” said Roy Richter, president of the NYPD Captains Endowment Association.
One of the victims, Kaylee Dedrick, is pressing charges and wants to see Bologna convicted of misdemeanor assault charges, which would likely result in probation and anger management classes.
In the meantime, protestors marched yesterday to the offices of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., asking him to drop criminal charges against people arrested during the protests.
Then they marched to Hudson Street, where Governor Andrew Cuomo was receiving a Huffington Post award. They were protesting the Governor’s refusal to reinstate the millionaire tax.
The police arrested feminist author and protestor, Naomi Wolf.
