Former Police Captain Joins Occupy Wall Street; Then Gets Arrested

Since the early stages of the Occupy Wall Street, veterans from the U.S. military joined the ranks of the protest movement. Many vets marched with OWS and squatted in different camps across the country. Some of the older vets had fought in Vietnam and the first Gulf War, while a new wave of vets fresh off of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have also joined the cause, including one pissed off a Marine, who scared the shit out of bunch of NYPD officers in Times Square.

Earlier this week, the Occupy Wall Street welcomed its first high-ranking police officer to join the ranks of the 99%. Raymond Lewis, a retired police captain from Philadelphia, was spotted in his former dress uniform carrying around a sign that read "NYPD Don't Be Wall Street Mercenaries." He also displayed another one inviting the NYPD to join the movement after they watch Inside Job (the documentary film about the 2008 financial implosion created by Wall Street bankers).

In this video, Capt. Lewis gave some wise advice to protesters. He also said that he felt bad for his fellow police officers because they are just "workers for the 1% and they don't even realize they're being exploited."



As he predicted in the original video, Capt. Lewis was arrested yesterday in Zuccotti Park during the N17 Day of Action. Here's video of his arrest...