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BRIDGES IS AN AWESOME MUSICIAN, YA KNOW? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A0iSX2tXgY
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Yeah, he sounds like fucking Hootie on that.
The only reason that asshole Bridges is still in a wheelchair is he is hoping to steal money from us. Hire a ambulence chaser and fleet us as much as he can.
I bet he gets up outta that wheelchair just fine to get his weed at home. In fact, strap his guitar on him and put an audience out there and I bet he'd be doing Chuck Berry all over the stage.
What a bullshitter.
And, have you noticed how his story has changed over time? And how video fails to confirm much of his story?
HE IS A FRAUD.
Also, I think the cops by and large did a great job with what they were tasked to do, using the least amount of force needed to accomplish it. My hat remains off to them.
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Children attempting to placate the children
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frankieb has such a Justin James Bridges obsession.
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Well, can't stand people trying to abuse the system for their own profit - much like the 1%, right?
reid, you seem like a good guy. I feel sorry for you having to deal with yokels like Justin who I think detract from your message.
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frankie you watched the video's right he doesn't seem to be faking pain to me maybe your just a sadist.
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Frankieb, You are making very serious accusations against Bridges. Are you an eye witness? Are you a doctor? What real knowledge are your accusations based on?
I have been there and seen brutality by police against peaceful citizens with my own two eyes. I have myself narrowly escaped injury on multiple occasions.
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He claimed the cops tried to break his fingers.
You know, I can easily break a large mans finger if I wanted, and I ain't no big burly cop. If they wanted to bust his fingers, they'd be broken.
I've seen video from several angles of the alleged 'beating' and haven't found anything in there that suggests what he claims. There was one angle, from a distance, that showed he MAY have gotten hit.
Haven't seen any video at all to support him being choked or even dragged by his bandanna either.
Ready to go home so soon after getting to the hospital - so he can smoke weed? C'mon. Puh-leeze.
But still in a wheelchair?
Give me fucking break. He's working the system. Much like that 1%
I ain't blind.
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Also, he was a cheerleader (HAHAHA) in Texas before coming here - and he was a cheerleader AFTER back surgery if I'm not mistaken.
So, all the sudden his leg and arm...?
Gimme a break.
He doesn't want to work for a living. Thinks he found an out.
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How the hell do you KNOW he "doesn't want to work for a living"?

What did Justin James Bridges ever do to you?
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He is gonna try to take our tax dollars, that is what.
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The next "test" of the Portland Police Bureau will come soon - as I understand it, Occupy is trying to have as many people as possible show up for the December 12 "port shutdown".

https://twitter.com/#!/psucarrierae/status…

'#opdx aiming for zero arrests at the port shutdown for #D12. "Your insurance policy is bringing your friends & family" #OO #occupytheports'

I don't think the occupiers are thinking clearly at all.
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.M.E.D.I.A.B.L.A.C.K.O.U.T.

they didn't let any press into the parks when the police booted Occupy. Seems like the same thing has happened in a lot of cities. otherwise frankiebankie, you'd probably find better coverage.

and let me guess... you think the people who got beat down by the cops the other night are faking it too, right?
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I would think those blue collar Union 99%ers down there ain't gonna appreciate this too much.
Whose bright idea was this anyway?
Was this voted on?
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Media Blackout? You gotta be kidding me. The media has been all over this, and besides - every other person down there has a iphone.
Show me the 'beat downs'. I've seen alot of questionable things in other cities (hello Oakland) but our police here did one heck of a job.
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"I think you owe us an apology for the police brutality in this city."
All of the OccuTards in the OccuFail movement owe the 99% an apology for highjacking the news, destroying the parks, costing Poorland over $2 million in expenses, making the city smell and pissing us off with your childish chants, slogans and twinkles..
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Someone please revoke Andy's portmanteau license.
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Wow the trolls are in high gear on merc blogtown...
People, let's stay on topic here.

Thank you to Denis and the Merc for a very well done bit.
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Nearly 20 posts here, and HALF of them belong to Frankeib! He really IS obsessed!
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Sure, I'll admit it. Have you notived a common theme to my obsessions though?
People using or preying on symapthy that are merely thieves.
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Frankieb or AKA Dr. Mangala, you sound like a Lars Larson fascist and should be ashamed of yourself. Too bad Justin didn't have some gold in his teeth to extract, right? It is void of all humanity to claim a man wounded by police is trying to steal money or manipulate the police accountability system with an IRV complaint. I hope he sues the PPD and I wish it could come right out of your paycheck or bank account. It is the fascist people like yourself in Portland that should move back to the East Coast or wherever the hell you came from and let civil progressive minded people govern the city. Frankieb, are you paid to blog here on the Mercury? Who pays you? You are always on here, do you not have something more productive to do rather than attacking people online with vile, hostile attacks?
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Hey, DamosA

Would you say that frankieb is "diluted?"

Ha ha ha ha, you're the best!
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Graham + 1000

Graham, I wanna thank you for giving me a reason to quit smoking and sell my Ibanez. Sincerely. I am now 100% convinced that weed makes you retarded.
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Frankieb is completely right this time. Bridges is a leech.
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Frankieb is a good example of intellect divorced from heart. Doesn't matter if you're smart of stupid. Intellect divorced from heart is always dangerous. He wasn't there and he's just blowing it out his ass. I could easily break a person's finger and I'm a 58 year-old woman. Not sure what kind of wimp Frankieb is. Best way to take away a person's profession (ASL interpreter and musician) and stop them from spreading their message (via signing) is to break their fingers. This was a huge infringement on his constitutional rights.
We will attend next Thursday's meeting in solidarity. The room will be packed and so will the hallways and so will the streets. Expect us.
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Man... that frankieb is a fuggin' troll. What rock did that guy come from under?
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Granny, Heart divorced from Intellect is just as dangerous.
And I was down there checking out the protests... but I did not see the Justin Bridges incident, as I'm pretty sure you haven't either.
But what I have seen from several differing videos doesn't support what Bridges has claimed. Choked, dragged by his bandanna, etc.
I could be wrong - maybe there was just some sort of freakish accident of fate that caused him still - STILL - to be rolling around in a wheelchair, but I really doubt it.
The point about the fingers - have you got your glasses on granny and can read this right? - is that he claims the cops tried to break his fingers. Clearly, his fingers ain't broke and even you as a saggy old granny can break a finger, right? Why couldn't those burly cops do it then?
I don't like the 1% abusing the system for financial gain as much as the next guy, but I sure as hell don't like to see anyone of the 99% gaming the system either.
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Hey Frankieb - I'd be happy to demonstrate the method in which one "tries" to break someone's finger. It's called "pain complaince" and it's not just that kink your mother has.
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Well, that makes sense.
But it still don't explain him being in a wheelchair now, does it?
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frankie... please tell me that you have not reproduced. The last thing we need in this world is children raised by truly disturbed individuals like yourself. Humanity and compassion. Please look these words up in a dictionary. Or get one of your reading friends to do it for you... if you have any friends.
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Now, that's no way to talk to your daddy, son.
But I'll look them up if you promise to look up 'scam artist' and 'cheat'.
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uh...yeah, cops abuse power, people game the system, those looking for a fight with cops get it, whatever. What is this shit about, anyway? Occupying wall street sorta makes sense, but occupying Portland to bend over for cops doesn't. Silly antics.
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I'm the 16-year-old mentioned above, Benji B'Shalom. I would like to say for the record, in the interest of truth, that I was not attempting to leave the park, I believe that Theriault misinterpreted me saying "I did not resist arrest."
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Bridges should be beaten up by the cops every single day because of his stupid music alone.

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