Occupy Wall Street live General Assembly meeting

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

and in more news. Sexual assaults hit OWS.

Riot, they gonna be OK?

I dunno. Why don't you ask the right-wing websites that seem to be the only ones reporting that outsiders are going in to assault protesters? I mean, with 10-15 police officers stationed at Zuccotti at all times, seems reasonable.

Lets us know what Andrew Breitbart and Erick Ericksson tell you to think

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

I dunno. Why don't you ask the right-wing websites that seem to be the only ones reporting that outsiders are going in to assault protesters?

So not only will they be OK but the whole attack(s) were made up?

A sex fiend barged into a woman’s tent and sexually assaulted her at around 6 a.m., said protesters, who chased him from the park.

“Pervert! Pervert! Get the f--k out!” said vigilante Occupiers, who never bothered to call the cops.

“They were shining flashlights in his face and yelling at him to leave,” said a woman who called herself Leslie, but refused to give her real name.

not breibart, not some right wing blog/website but none other than the NY Post!

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...nspzJ7VGC9nJZP

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

not breibart, not some right wing blog/website but none other than the NY Post!

Oh, the New York Post, that bastion of journalistic excellence, with one non-sourced hysterical story?

Who would have thought!

I'm glad you're concerned with the physical well-being and safety of Occupy folks How do you propose they stay safe?

Perhaps OWS should invite those Tea Baggers carrying loaded weapons and screaming about their second amendment rights to town halls.

Because, you know, that didn't induce any police response, where peaceful chanting results in tear gas, rubber bullets, broken skulls and 2700 arrests.

Oh, freedom!

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any headline referencing "fiends" of any sort should get ignored.

unless your a.d.d. prevents you from ignoring bright lights, clapping hands, or other seemingly loud noises.

then there's no hope for you.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

any headline referencing "fiends" of any sort should get ignored..

Especially when the reference of 'fiends' is aimed at rapists. After all I guess they are part of the 99%.

I'm still wondering why vagrants and the 'professional homeless' are being shunned by the 99%?

I may be a bit old fashoined but the decision to let a rapist go and refuse to feed the poor seems a bit out there.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

I'm glad you're concerned with the physical well-being and safety of Occupy folks How do you propose they stay safe?
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Maybe, you know tackling the guy and holding him until police take him away, so you know he won't be back to do it again may have been a slightly better move than shining a flashlight in his eyes yelling pervert. Tackling him and cutting his nuts off if they just can't overcome their distrust in police.

But then again you think the whole attack was made up by the right wing so no story here.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Perhaps OWS should invite those Tea Baggers carrying loaded weapons and screaming about their second amendment rights to town halls. !

fantastic comedic timing

Armed citizen militia group US Border Guard is making its presence felt at the Occupy Phoenix demonstration to protect free speech rights, arguing that the second amendment prevents the state from abusing the first amendment.

The group has been labeled “neo-nazis” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is usually a demonization tactic, but the individual shown in the clip, “JT Ready” has attended neo-nazi rallies and is closely affiliated with the fringe National Socialist Party.

Your knights in shining armor. The National Socialists' Party!

http://www.infowars.com/occupy-phoenix-with-ar-15s/

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Update From Occupy Wall Street:

“It’s been dumping snow here in NYC ... high winds and 3 inches of slush on the ground ... [and] those occupying Liberty Plaza [Zuccotti’s former name] ... are in need of emergency supplies crucial for cold-weather survival,” organizers said on their Web site.

Nick Hommen, 29, a volunteer from Salem, Ore., who was handling donations, said some demonstrators were taking advantage of people’s generosity.

“We can’t afford to keep buying new tents. It’s ridiculous the sense of entitlement people feel,” Hommen said.

“We can’t continue to be a homeless shelter,” Hommen said.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...J9EDLk01OKOjVM

Maybe the AZ neo nazi's can be shipped to NY to take care of the homeless before they bankrupt OWS!

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1...ia=blog_792316

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Nashville has been cracking down hard on Occupy Nashville protesters, instituting a sudden $65 "protest" fee, and holding mass arrests for trespassing. Yesterday the local judge chastized the Tennessee Highway Patrol police, telling them they had no right to arrest the protesters, and releasing all of them.

Why? You can't tax, legislate, control, require permits, or dictate free speech in the United States. It's ... free, any time or public place Americans want.

Yay for this judge! Ron Paul would be proud!

As a local official continues to dismiss arrest warrants, the state of Tennessee is losing ground in its effort to evict Occupy Nashville.

Last Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam's administration set new curfew and permit rules on the park where Occupy Nashville had been camping for three weeks ....

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Preparing to evict the Occupy Nashville protesters, the Haslam administration banned public demonstrations at Legislative Plaza without a permit today and imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on all the Capitol grounds. State officials vowed to enforce the new policy beginning tomorrow.

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The new policy will force Occupy Nashville to ask for permits from state government each day to demonstrate. Protests will be allowed only between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Additionally, the new rules require a $65 daily fee for permits, making protest pay-to-play at the Tennessee state capitol.

In an attempt to use the new rules to shut down Occupy Nashville, the Tennessee state police conducted mass arrests on both Thursday and Friday. According to The Tennessean, nearly fifty arrests were made over the two nights, including two reporters [ this was the famous arrest of a reporter while he was reporting, and videotaping his own arrest ]

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However, the state's vindictive actions quickly ran into legal roadblocks. Tennessee law requires a local judicial commissioner to approve arrest warrants, and after both mass arrests local Night Court Magistrate Tom Nelson argued the state was overstepping its authority. Nelson refused to grant approval, and the protesters were quickly released.

Explaining his decision, Nelson sent out a sharp rebuke to the state for instituting new laws in order to clear out an established protest:

Early today, Night Court Magistrate Tom Nelson sent an email to Davidson County’s General Sessions judges explaining why he refused the THP’s request to sign criminal trespassing warrants against Occupy Nashville protesters.

Nelson said “until the new rules and regulations were promulgated there was no crime of Criminal Trespass pertaining to this group of persons for the past 3 weeks.’’

He noted “It is of particular consternation that the rules and curfew were enacted after a protest movement and occupation of Legislative Plaza had been tolerated for just over 3 weeks, with no notice that the group members were involved in criminal activity.’

After failing to secure any arrests on Thursday or Friday, the Tennessee Highway Patrol did not even show up at Occupy Nashville for the past two nights.

On Saturday afternoon, the protesters held a march in honor of Nelson.

Further, the protesters are now the ones on the legal offensive. With the help of the ACLU, they have filed a lawsuit against the Haslam administration. The name of the lawsuit is Occupy Nashville vs. Haslam.

For ongoing updates on the events in Nashville, visit The Tennessean and follow @OccupyNashville on Twitter.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1...via=siderecent