Picture of the 18year old girl arrested at OWS

[Ichingcarpenter]

You go girl!!

On edit .... you know it sort of brought a tear in my eye and hope for the next generation
BTW... I had OWC vs OWS which why I edited.

on 2nd edit I thought she was 13 but she's 18 .... Anyway I like her spirit.

[madokie]

1. Its for the kids tomorrow that we protest today

A future leader in the making is what this young lady is

rec

[monmouth]

2. I read on C&L she is 18 and her name is Katie.

http://crooksandliars.com/

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. OK... not 13..18 for a 60year old like me

I can't tell the difference these days.....LOL

[SoDesuKa]

3. She's 18, Not 13

She's wearing a hat that a kid would wear.

http://sittingamongstclouds.tumblr.com/post/10948342387

[AsahinaKimi]

4. Love the Invader Zim cap

I think GIR would have loved this girl!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r258Jca9e0A

[Fire Walk With Me]

49. Absolutely!

[hlthe2b]

5. The US Supreme Court is deciding a case this term...

re: the lawful search of those detained for even minor charges, including misdemeanors and whether that can include strip searching/body cavity searches (as has become the case in some jurisdictions).

I see this young very hopeful and idealistic girl and just pray they do the right thing... I know, I know... Expecting Scalia, Roberts, Thomas, Alito to rule against giving police free license to do as they please, is probably a stretch, but I just have to hope.

I applaud this young girl's activism. Activism and peaceful protest should not carry risk of bodily harm at the hands of the police. :shrug:

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. doesn't look 13...

considerably older...

sP

Looks like someone already ferreted that out...

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. I have kids around her age. She absolutely looks 13.

Have you seen 8th and 9th graders these days? People swear my fourteen year old son has to be 17 or 18.

Honestly, I know twenty year olds who look twelve and twelve year olds who look 16. Who can tell anymore? I believe this is an eighteen year old. Doesn't she have her own blog? But honestly, she looks 13 to me. I could totally buy it if I hadn't seen more information on her elsewhere.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

14. i have three daughters...i know how THEY look

and I agree that they can look different ages but she just doesn't look 18 to me.

sP

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. If I had to guess without prior knowledge I'd probably have said around 15.

[Exultant Democracy]

58. My girlfriend is one of 3 sisters. The oldest looks the youngest and the 18 year old is the only one

that doesn't get carded. It is something to see when the 18 year old strolls into a club and then her two big sisters 24 and 26 get carded right behind her. I think size has a lot to do with it as the youngest is very tall and the older 2 are both a shade under 5 feet tall.

[a la izquierda]

85. I'm 34 and still get carded...

and my two younger sisters never do. I'll look 25 til I'm 40. Fine with me.

[Odin2005]

16. I have a 12yo niece who is growing like a weed.

She's growing so fast that she looks like a starving refugee even though she can eat her mom out of house and home, LOL.

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. Right after he turned twelve, my now fourteen-year old...

grew eight inches in six months. He swears he never had growing pains. I can't believe it. On the other hand, he was a little butterball for two years before his growth spurt so that might have insulated him I suppose. I'd get lectures from my mother on childhood diabetes. She absolutely would not believe he was eating a healthy diet and getting exercise. Now we know why his body bloated I guess. At 6'2" and 170 pounds she's now off my case and he towers over the rest of the freshmen class.

[CTyankee]

30. My granddaughter was a real pumpkin head when she was a baby.

And a little chubby until age 12 and alluva sudden she had cheekbones! She's now a willowly 13 year old and looks like Penelope Cruz...her mom didn't want her to have her braces taken off but they were so now she looks even older! I worry a little about that...

[Pacifist Patriot]

31. I sympathize with her mom.

My teen got his braces off three weeks ago. I was shocked by the difference it made. When his skin clears up I am in major trouble! :-)

[madmom]

40. My son was the same way, very chubby as a child, today..6'4" and about 180 lbs

[Control-Z]

50. That happened to my son,

but a late bloomer, he was closer to 15. He was never small but on the small side of average, until he suddenly grew at least 8 inches, and then continued to grow. He's at 6'4" now. I'm not sure if he is finished yet. But he's filling out so I think he might be done. Boy did he have growing pains - throughout his life, even before his growth spurt. Funniest thing - he grew so fast he started misjudging distances to his new size. I can't tell you how many time he ran through a doorway only to slam his shoulder into the door frame. He even hit his head on a lower ceiling in the house once.

[Pacifist Patriot]

51. I've got bad news for him.

I had my growth spurt at 13 and am STILL slamming my shoulders into door frames at 43. :-)

[1monster]

56. In the nineth grade, my son grew so fast that he has stretch marks laddering

up his back. I've never seen that happen before.

[Syrinx]

8. hormones in the milk and food

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. well, there is that... n/t

[tclambert]

84. The clothes help make her look 13. Especially the hat.

If she put on a Lady Gaga outfit she could probably pass for 29.

[MrMickeysMom]

9. Mom and Dad are not far, I hope...

This picture could be a poster for the Revolution, by her parent's "having her back".

KnR

[tularetom]

10. You can tell that girl has it together

Her expression says it all, this is a young lady who isn't buying the bullshit that corporate America is selling. But she's not being an asshole about it, quite the contrary.

The policewoman on the other hand, seems a bit ill at ease with the situation.

Where were girls like this when I was 13? Or 18? Or ever?

As far as the tear in the eye and hope - I'm with ya.

[Odin2005]

12. She reminds me of my 12yo niece. YOU GO KID!!!

:applause:

[pipi_k]

13. I think this is a short lesson

for those who think that what THEY believe must be the Truth.

So it turns out that she's not 13 at all. She's 18.



PS...the title was also edited to change the girl's age from 13 to 18, as I could have SWORN that's what it said before I posted. Also, why would others point out that she was 18, not 13, unless the title said something about her very young age...

[jonthebru]

74. Also some are saying she wasn't there to protest,

but to take photos of what was going on. It looks like a "brave" smile to me, she had her moments I bet.

[formercia]

17. She looks really dangerous to me. Glad she's cuffed.

:sarcasm:

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. Threatening face with cheeks you just want to pinch.

;-)

[tropicanarose]

67. haha! She is really cute....and she does look younger than 18 too

[bluestate10]

59. Yeah, I took one look at her and crapped my shorts. Are they throwing the book at her?

Can't have criminals like that walking around. Double :sarcasm: . Would be nice to have cops fighting real crime instead of filling the jail with people that don't remotely threaten society.

[itsallhappening]

21. Looks like she got the picture she wanted for her Facebook page.

I bet lots of her friends will click "Like"!

[Odin2005]

23. What a dumb post.

[itsallhappening]

68. Uh, that's why she was there.

[pacalo]

75. You don't remember being 18 & thinking you could conquer the world?

It's a substantial reason they're so desirable to the military. We should be THANKING the youth for putting that same fight up for us.

Look at her face. She is UNCONQUERABLE! And if they're just as interested in getting the notoriety for their AWESOMENESS, that's just another part of being an 18-year-old.

I'd be proud to have her as a daughter. I'd also tell her that some values are worth getting arrested for; I'm proud of your priorities...can I borrow your hat sometimes?

;)

[itsallhappening]

95. Read why she was there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2050945&mesg_id=2050945

You're projecting your own views on her, when it's completely unjustified. Ridiculous.

[Fire Walk With Me]

97. Agreed. She's 18 and KNOWS she can conquer the world :D

[itsallhappening]

98. She was there to take pictures and didn't know what the protest was about.

She purposely got arrested because that was the only way off the bridge.

Read the facts. I posted the link just above this.

[Fire Walk With Me]

99. It's not possible for me to read that thead. Sorry.

It's not you :shrug:

Regardless, she doesn't seem at all upset about being dragged away by cops. Great attitude.

[itsallhappening]

100. Okay.

KatTheMongoose commented on NYPD Arresting a Child At #...(1 day ago)
"Hey guys. Yeah, that's me getting arrested.

I would just like to take the time by saying that I was there to only take pictures for a portfolio. In all honesty, I had no solid idea of what the protest was about. When I knew I was about to get arrested, I had phoned my mother and she told me 'if its the safest way off the bridge and you won't be getting stepped/crushed go for it'. When the cop said it was my turn, I was all for it.

Oh and by the way, thanks for the compliments but I'm 18."

[Fire Walk With Me]

101. How ungrateful of her to reject our need for an icon. Feh!

:rofl:

[Obamanaut]

82. Interesting thread here (link in msg block) as to why she was there - not protesting anything

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2050945&mesg_id=2050945

[Sal Minella]

24. Congratulations.

This post is high in the running for being named the Stupidest Post I Have Ever Read On DU, and the competition is fierce.

[coalition_unwilling]

32. Thanks for calling that insulting and demeaning post (#21) out. Sometimes

I wonder why I still bother with DU given posts like that, but then I read yours and my hopes are somewhat restored.

Thanks again.

[pipi_k]

35. What's offensive and demeaning about it?

I've seen a few people right here on DU say that one of the goals of protesting is to BE arrested.

Like it's some sort of badge of honor. Like unless you've been handcuffed and carted off to the pokey, you haven't done your job. You haven't really LIVED.

That girl is 18. A child.

What makes anyone here think she wouldn't feel that way too? And, being proud of her accomplishment, she wouldn't want to post it on her Facebook page, if she has one?

In the larger scheme of things, that sort of photo is a hell of a lot better than a photo of her drunk out of her mind, holding up a bottle of gin and acting like an idiot, like many photos I see of people older than she is.

:eyes:

[Sal Minella]

41. Differences in perception, here, clearly ---

I saw Post #21 as implying that Katie's Primary Intention was a neat-o kewl pic full of awesomeness for Facebook, to get "likes" --

I have complete respect for anybody (whether 13, 18, or 118) who stands up for their deeply held principles sufficiently to get cuffed and carted off. My assumption is that she was there primarily to take part the protest, not for Facebook accolades.

Divergence in perception, here -- would like to hear Katie tell us why she's there!

[hugo_from_TN]

64. She didn't even know what the protest was about.

Just taking some photos for her portfolio.

:rofl:
This whole thread is just classic.

[itsallhappening]

70. LOL.

This is great.

[Sal Minella]

44. Perceptions may vary, I guess!!! (See Post #44)

I saw post #21 as being very insulting, but obviously the OP has a different POV.

If there were no differing POVs, my computer would be showing a blank screen right now . . .

[Obamanaut]

83. But she didn't know anything about the protest. It was, for her, a photo op. Link ->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2050945&mesg_id=2050945

[itsallhappening]

69. Turns out you get the award.

Congrats!

She was there for pictures.

[hugo_from_TN]

93. But you easily beat it out!

The poster was right - she was just there to get photos. She had no idea what the protest was about.

[Javaman]

29. You forgot to include, "get off my lawn!". nt

[Name removed]

33. Deleted message

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Earth_First]

71. :yawn:

Wake me up when you actually have someting to contribute...

[itsallhappening]

72. Wake up!

She was there to take pictures. She had no idea what the protest was about.

[Muskypundit]

73. The only person without an idea is you

[itsallhappening]

90. No, actually she said she had no idea what the protest was about.

But maybe that means she's like most of the protesters.

:shrug:

[Javaman]

92. Do you have the quote? nt

[itsallhappening]

94. Here you go.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2050945&mesg_id=2050945

[Chorophyll]

22. My 10-year-old son would approve of her GIR hat.

We approve of all the protesters anyway.

[progressoid]

25. What a menacing looking person.

LOCK HER UP!!

[Raven]

26. Angelic! :-)

[alphafemale]

27. omg! brave smile. but I can see that chin is about to quiver.

wanta hug her.

[NYC_SKP]

28. I dunno. Looks Muslin to me....

Damn terrierist!

:P

[Lizzie Poppet]

37. Oh, a Marxist-Linensit, surely!

Ba-dum...tish!

[chrisa]

39. At least a Marks-ist!

Just another day of them dang-dung Liebrals sending out there Unoin thugs.

edit: Ninja'd by 2 mins. lol

[Renew Deal]

55. lol

[Liberal_in_LA]

34. cute lil red headed elf girl with a fancy camera. lol n/t

[Solly Mack]

36. :)

They've arrested Pippi.

[Ichingcarpenter]

38. You're Right! They arrested Pippi Longstocking

No wonder why I liked the photo

[Solly Mack]

48. I like the photo, too. It is just so wrong to arrest Pippi.

[apnu]

42. Love the hat! I'm on board because of Gir! (nt)

[The Doctor.]

62. I like food.

"I loveded you piggy! I loveded youuuuuu...."




Best. Psychotic. Robot. Dog. Ever.

[defendandprotect]

43. kr

[Vinca]

45. I know this is a dumb response to the post, but the girl is adorable!

Love the hat! It's great to see the younger generation getting active.

[Solly Mack]

46. I had the same reaction. She's adorable.

[Shagbark Hickory]

47. What is she being charged with? Oh let me guess...

Resisting arrest without violence?

[BookSavoury]

52. Great picture!

I love her hat, her smile, her willingness to stand up for something worthwhile.

[Bloke 32]

53. A fine young lass!

Hats off.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

54. Obviously, a dangerous enemy of the state. K&R

[Obamanaut]

57. There was more DU outrage in the earlier threads when she was 13. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

96. Remember the Simpsons episode when Bart dropped a walkie-talkie down the well

and fooled everyone into thinking some nice kid was down there...then fell in himself, explained everything, and people walked away saying, "I liked the other boy better."

:rofl:

It's true, 13 would have been an outrage...

[tammywammy]

60. Woman not girl. n/t

[Orrex]

65. I concur

If a Rightwing talker had dismissed her as a "girl," the response here would be outrage.

[Enrique]

61. i like the cop too

an awesome picture all the way around. :thumbsup:

[bluedigger]

63. She's dangerous all right.

Dangerously cute. You can watch her get arrested on the video. She was near the front I think. This photo and the one of the two women on the ground after getting tear gassed will stay with us. :thumbsup:

[The Backlash Cometh]

66. I bet her camera is a Rebel

[MattSh]

76. Maybe some credit for the photographer is due???

http://www.flickr.com/photos/akinloch/6201618503/in/set-72157627796976960/

Photographer is Adrian Kinloch

[WCGreen]

77. Hell, I marched in the first Earth Day protest here in Cleveland

when I was in sixth grade...

Protesting is for the young and idealistic.

Me, I'm an old foggy who appreciates the good these kids are doing if only to call attention to the malevolent nature of the supposedly impregnable financial fortress known as Wall Street...

We really need to stop worshiping mammon in any shape or form. It is destructive.

Appreciate what a working economy can accomplish with the input of all the people.

[DeSwiss]

78. K&R n/t

[deacon_sephiroth]

79. good job officer!

Keep us safe from those dangerous, DANGEROUS Hot Topic kids, never know when all that standing around snapping pictures might erupt into a massacre. Good thing there's NOTHING going on in NY, that a few dozens cops couldn't be doing with their time elsewhere. I'm sure REAL CRIMES didn't happen while the shoe-shine boys and girls of the ruling elite were shepherding activists into vans.

[Yon_Yonson]

80. Good job copper you nabbed a serious terrorist here ...

.... you have no idea how stupid and unimpressive you look! I am trying to be understanding about the cops because their jobs and security are surly on the line. But I see a picture like this and I just want to scream “what is you major malfunction numnuts”!

The spunky young lady looks the same age as my twin granddaughters! Damn you stupid coppers!

[dogmoma56]

81. probably arrested for make'n rich people look bad with a camera

[qanda]

86. My 13 year old daughter will want that hat!

Good to see the youth involved.

[tammywammy]

87. She was only there to take photos, she didn't know what the protest was about

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2050945

[qanda]

89. Oh well, my daughter will still want that hat!

LOL

[AsahinaKimi]

88. So, have you guys seen KattheMongoose's art webpage????

http://katthemongoose.deviantart.com /

[dembotoz]

91. hope her parentls are proud.....i would think i would be.....

give em hell girl.

[mdmc]

102. ..