Egolf Feels Need to Condemn Occupier Violence

Representative Brian Egolf of Santa Fe felt compelled to chastize a group of "Occupy" protesters claiming to represent 99% of America after they engaged in violence on Wednesday night. Egolf conceded that the actions of the group he has great sympathies for were, "terrible."

Brian Egolf

During a gathering of lawmakers at a Santa Fe restaurant a number of occupiers stormed into the dining room and began throwing protest propaganda at people seated at tables. The edge of one of the protest cards hit the female guest of state Representative Bill Rehm of Albuquerque in the eye and another diner suffered a wrist injury. The extent of the victim’s eye injury is still unknown and Santa Fe police are investigating the incident, reportedly in an effort to determine the identity of the perpetrators. Eventually, Representative Dennis Kintigh a former FBI agent helped clear the room of the occupiers and restore some semblance of peace.

Egolf a House member from protestor-friendly Santa Fe has repeatedly expressed support for the thought processes and activities of the occupiers in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other cities around the nation. Apparently Egolf's open and public sympathies for the group prompted him to feel it was necessary for him to personally condemn their violent behavior Wednesday night.

Egolf Feels Need to Condemn Occupier Violence