New York City did not fire Anthony Bologna, the police officer who became internet-infamous for pepper spraying protesters in the early days of the Occupy Wall Street protests, but it sure doesn't have his back, either.
Anthony Bologna, who gained notoriety after a video went viral of him pepper spraying several women at Occupy Wall Street, told sources for DNAInfo's Murray Weiss "I did not intend to spray the women."
Remember the New York Police Department deputy inspector caught on video pepper spraying calm-looking protesters a week into Occupy Wall Street? Of course you do.
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