Video of Writer Naomi Wolf Challenging Detective Rick Lee

Here’s some raw video I shot on Tuesday night with a shit-camera, minutes before writer Naomi Wolf was arrested during an Occupy Wall Street protest against Governor Cuomo.

Although the video quality is terrible, you can hear the writer asking preppy-detective Rick Lee to see the SAPO permit that the NYPD invoked to warn demonstrators they would face arrest if they gathered in front of Skylight Soho, relegating them to the sidewalk across the street.

“What do you want to see the permit for,” asks Lee. “I’m a reporter with the Huffington Post,” responds Wolf. After a brief exchange, Lee went from explaining how the venue can restrict public movement to admitting they could technically “march” in front of the venue. Assuming she scored a coup, she went over to tell the protesters this, to which Lee can be overheard telling her, “They know already, don’t waste your breath. They know that already.”


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