http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/5593/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/scott_olsen_brings_antiwar_mes <p>Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Who Nearly Lost Life at Occupy Protest, Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit - We’re joined at the NATO summit in Chicago by Scott Olsen, who survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at an Occupy Oakland protest last year. Olsen returned four of his medals at Sunday’s antiwar march.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freetalklive.com/content/scott_olsen_brings_antiwar_mes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/scott_olsen_brings_antiwar_mes#comments Activist Hero Afghanistan healthcare Iraq nato News Article PTSD Scott Olson Interview veterans Tue, 29 May 2012 01:40:08 +0000 ecigarettes 21686 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/depressed_man_calls_wrong_hotline_has_apartment_trashed <p>A depressed Army reservist who made a phone call for help says dozens of police responded by surrounding his home and arresting him, vandalizing and searching his place without a warrant, seizing his dog and killing his tropical fish. Matthew Corrigan, who lives alone with his dog, sued the District of Columbia in D.C. Federal Court. Confronted with a massive police presence after his plea for help, Corrigan says, he denied officers permission to enter his house, but they entered and trashed it anyway, saying, "I don't have time to play this constitutional bullshit!"</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/depressed_man_calls_wrong_hotline_has_apartment_trashed#comments Bad Cop depression News Article police abuse