Occupy Wall Street--Who Were the Trouble-Makers?

Lawrence O'Donnell shows the badge-wearing problem:



I'm glad this is being exposed on some media. This is ridiculous--masses of people showed at Tea Party rallies, sometimes with people boasting of being gun-owners and willing to engage in violence. No police violence took place in those rallies.

These people are assembling to talk about their point of view just like the Tea Partiers--

Why the difference in treatment? Why are these particular protesters running into harassment? I think this sort of thing needs to be recognized as an abuse of power based on bias, and that the Powers that Be really do need to recognize those who overstepped their authority and to try to do something to correct future infractions against the rights of people peaceably assembled.