Published On: Thu, Nov 17th, 2011

Former Police Captain Arrested at OWS


Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis was arrested in New York City during the Occupy Wall Street protest on Thursday.

The first video shows Lewis, in uniform, being arrested by NYPD:

According to the New York Observer, Lewis joined the Occupy movement on Tuesday. Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed Lewis’ arrest.

Lewis retired from the Philadelphia Police Department in 2004.

In the second video, which emerged on Tuesday, Lewis gives a message to the NYPD.

“All the cops are just workers for the one percent, and they don’t even realize they’re being exploited,” Lewis said. “As soon as I’m let out of jail, I’ll be right back here and they’ll have to arrest me again.”

At least 200 people have been arrested so far for peaceful assembly and non-violent civil disobedience, the New York Observer reported.

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