Police tactics in Occupy Oakland raid questioned

Xeni Jardin 8:54 am Fri Oct 28, 2011

"My sense is the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing," he said. "I don't think there was adequate command and control." The NYT Lede blog digs into what happened in Oakland Tuesday night. Also at the NYT, outrage grows over veteran Scott Olsen's injury by police.

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