Marine confronts police in Times Square caught on video

'This is not a warzone!': The moment a marine called Thor confronted NYPD during Times Square occupation
By DAILY MAIL REPORTERS

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This is the moment a Marine sergeant confronted police during the weekend's Occupy Wall Street march on Times Square.

Marine Corp Sergeant Shamar Thomas, whose nickname is Thor, yelled at a crowd of New York police officers who he thought were acting dishonourably by being too aggressive against peaceful protesters.

'There is no honour in this! There is no honour in this!' Mr Thomas screamed over and over.


'This is not a war zone! These are unarmed people. It doesn't make you tough to hurt these people!'

Mr Thomas is qualified to make that distinction, having served in the Marine corps from 2003 and did two tours in Iraq, in 2004 and 2006, before being honourably discharged in 2007. During his time in Iraq, he served as the non-commission officer who ran a small detention facility in Rutbah, which earned him a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

In the video, it is clear that Mr Thomas is appalled by the police behaviour in Times Square, and lashes out at a group of about nine officers.
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This is an interview when Sgt. Thomas talks about why he did it.