Officials use violence to smear Occupy movement

Yesterday two people were killed at or near Occupy camps, in unrelated incidents. The first was at Occupy Burlington, where a 35 year old veteran shot himself and the second outside of a BART station exit, where the victim was shot in the head. The Oakland Police Officers Association and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan have already signaled that they think it's time for the occupiers to leave. So what needs to happen to keep the Occupy message afloat, instead of in the shadows of violence? AlterNet's Joshua Holland weighs in.