The n y p d had a major impact on the course of occupi. T is tu, i'm an atmet, pulted into the main street media by these incidents and by these birold idios of police violence. I think there were over eight thousand occupy affiliated arrests or while contry ind millions of dollars was paid out in damages. And that's what people had to get their minds around was that cops protect capital. They're protecting property, not people, you know. And ultimately, they're protecting profits.
It's Occupy Wall Street's tenth anniversary. Dan interviews Astra Taylor.
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