Amy Goodman
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As Another Major Bank Avoids Jail, Occupy Wall Street Protester Cecily McMillan Gets 3-Month Term
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6:29Now PlayingWhile no Credit Suisse executives will be heading to jail for facilitating widespread tax evasion, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to three months in jail and five years of probation. McMillan was arrested in March 2012 as protesters tried to reoccupy Zuccotti Park. She was convicted of deliberately striking an officer with her elbow. McMillan says she swung her arm instinctively after being grabbed in the right breast from behind. Facing up to seven years in prison, McMillan's case sparked national outcry and pleas for leniency even from a majority of the jurors who initially found her guilty. We hear from a group of McMillan's supporters who spoke outside the courthouse on Monday following her sentencing, and speak to two guestsRyan Devereaux, a reporter with The Intercept who covered the Occupy protests; and James Henry, a lawyer and an economist.
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