Just a thought, remember Occupy

[DainBramaged]

In the end, we are still on opposite sides.....


Good night

[Dawson Leery]

1. kick

[limpyhobbler]

2. I don't think cops and occupy should be on opposite sides.

99% definitely includes cops.

[Cleita]

3. They shouldn't be and I never blamed cops at protests for doing what they

did because they were basically doing their job and following the orders of their superiors. It's those guys we should be upset with, the politicians and industrialists who push the police department to crack down on protesters. When I belonged to a union and we went on strike, we did have some incidents between union hotheads and scabs. The cops had to arrest those involved and push the rest of us back. But at other times they would bring us sodas and news that they were getting about the negotiations. They were on our side. They just had to do their jobs.

[limpyhobbler]

5. Yeah they have a job to do.

I think the goal for protesters like OWS ought to be get the cops to join you. Or at least to like you enough so they would refuse to shoot you. Sometimes at a protest people get arrested but there's a civil way to be arrested where you can maintain a mutual respect with the cops.

[RBInMaine]

4. They needed to occupy the voting booths and not just dirty up parks. Where are they now?

It brought some needed light to an issue, but what did it become? Messing up parks, thus pissing off the general citizenry and local government, and NO continued political movement.

Little to NOTHING is its legacy. Don't waste time and energy with protests. ORGANIZE POLITICALLY.

[Earth_First]

6. Complete and utter tripe.

Plenty of what Occupy did contributed and still contributes to the daily lexicon of our society and the issues affecting it.

Try taking the blinders off and you'll see the a much broader perspective.

[DainBramaged]

8. Of course it is, the police are here to help. always

[BeyondGeography]

7. Until you need their help

Good night.

[DainBramaged]

9. Next time they may come without a terrorist as an excuse.....

when your liberties are trashed in the name of 'crime stopping' what will you do when they come for you?