it shouldn't be -- it won't be tolerated any more. >> retired marine sergeant shamar thomas. you. again, my honor to have you come in here. >> thank you, sir. thank you. >> you can have the last word on-line at our blog. last word.msnbc.com. "the rachel maddow show" is up next.

it shouldn't be -- it won't be tolerated any more. >> retired marine sergeant shamar thomas.ome in here. >> thank you, sir. thank you. >> you can have the last word on-line at our blog. last

>> sergeant shamar thomas. >> shamar thomas later posted this statement online.there is an obvious problem in the country and peaceful people should be allowed to protest without brutality. i was involved in a riot in iraq in 2004 and we did not treat the iraqi citizens like they are treating the unarmed civilians in our own country. no one was brutalized because our mission was to win the hearts and minds. why should i expect anything less in my own country?" >>> bill clinton celebrated his 65th birthday quietly at home i [ female announcer ] have you met your skin twin? covergirl trublend has skin twin technology. other makeup can sit on your skin, so it looks like...makeup. but trublend has skin twin technology to actually merge with your skin. how easy breezy beautiful is that? trublend...from covergirl. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp..

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arrested but wondering is taking a stand against these brutality let's take a listen to sergeant shamar thomas who criticize police for turning peace for turning on cities all protestors. her her and. in new york city i'm. thrown to the ground beaten many like flies and pepper spray . the n.y.p.d. says tactics have it harshly criticize it yet the most profound and public condemnation recently came from the us marine sergeant shamar thomas was offending demonstrators in times square. tonight. the lone man that stood up to dozens of new york cops comes from a family of honor my step father he was he would have again i stand in two thousand and six. was anyone i want to go me and my mother were actually in iraq the same time sergeant thomas completed two tours in iraq before returning to his homeland where he now aligns himself with the activists he sense are being targeted by aggressive authority in uniform have a scene and watch t.v. . take on a person one on one it's always a few of them you know three four five and i'm a one person yes these aren't you know protests is my size is this police

officer one marine is taking a stand against police brutality let's take a listen to sergeant shamar thomas thomas you are about as they criticize police for turning on peaceful protesters. even the bees in the us are easy correspondent for an eye and take a closer look at these sergeants some are calling a hero fighting against military is a nation of a police force. six weeks into the occupy movement nearly one thousand unarmed activists have been arrested in new york city. thrown to the ground beaten netted like flies and pepper sprayed. the n.y.p.d. statutes have been harshly criticized yet the most profound and public condemnation recently came from the us marine sergeant shamar thomas while defending demonstrators in times square. the lone man that stood up to dozens of new york cops comes from a family of honor and my stepfather he was he went to afghanistan in two thousand and six. so it wasn't even that long ago me and my mother were actually in iraq the same time sergeant thomas completed two tours in iraq before returning to his homeland where he now aligns unself with the activi

marine sergeant shamar thomas while defending demonstrators in times square. tonight. the lone man that stood up to dozens of new york cops comes from a family of honor my step father he was he went to ghana stand in two thousand and six see my mother were actually in iraq the same time sergeant thomas completed two tours in iraq before returning to his homeland where he now aligns and self with the activists he says are being targeted by aggressive authority in uniform have a scene and watch p.d. . take on a person one on one it's always a few of them you know three four five and i'm on one person there yes these aren't you know protests as much as this is police will tell you hands down the twenty five year old war that says it's come to a point where iraqi activists are treated with more respect and humility then their american counterparts he recalls an incident when hundreds of iraqis got violent with u.s. soldiers a few people started throwing rocks and everybody kind of started on rocks and we actually had a marine get hit in the face he was on back of a truck b

and in the report we've just seen we saw sergeant shamar thomas members of the n.y.p.d. over their treatment of protesters later he spoke to us and told us why he felt he had to speak out. scott olsen is you know a patriot to this country and he you know decided to go out and stand up for the people he chose to protect in iraq so to see that you know the police had no disregard for him or uniform was shocking you know unbelievable the protests that decided that they would peacefully march through the streets you know you know chanting and you know these are our streets because you know in fact the streets and the police you know really going hard to. stop what we're trying to do peacefully and trying to you know i feel like they were trying to incite violence and. you know be disorderly but everybody kept it peaceful nobody you know did any sort of violent acts toward the police but in my twenty five years on this earth that was one of the greatest things that i've ever been a part of as far as what will change the american people on the catch on day where all of this is