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Pepper-Spraying NYPD White-Shirt Tony Bologna Sued By OWS Protesters
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 13, 2012
Modified Feb 13, 2012
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NYPD Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, who was filmed pepper spraying a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters near Union Square in September, has been sued by two of the women who were injured in the incident. According to the Daily News, Chelsea Elliot and Jeanne Mansfield are suing Bologna and the city for damages for "physical pain and mental suffering." "I think he allowed his emotions to get the best of him," Mansfield said.
In the video, Bologna sprays the crowd of women, seemingly without provocation. The incident helped galvanize the Occupy Wall Street movement and prompted an NYPD investigation that led the department to dock Bologna of ten vacation days, and transfer him to Staten Island.
In an interview, Bologna said, "I did not intend to spray the women," but said he did so with the "best intentions," and that he "would do things the same way."
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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