Occupy Asheville Protesters Pick Up Litter, Wipe Windows at Merrill-Lynch Building, 4 Arrested

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Source: Mountain Xpress

Occupy Asheville protesters pick up litter, wipe windows at Merrill-Lynch building, 4 arrested
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By David Forbes on 10/18/2011 01:36 PM

Four Occupy Asheville demonstrators, part of a "corporate clean-up crew" were arrested for trespassing this afternoon after picking up litter and wiping windows on the Merrill-Lynch building in downtown.

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The protesters asserted that the action was meant to highlight the need to clean-up corporate control and government corruption, while highlighting that a building occupied by Merrill-Lynch, a recipient of bail-out funds, couldn't keep its own space clean.

"We want to see a world where, instead of money ruling everything, people actually have some power, like democracy," demonstrator Victor Ochoa said through the megaphone. "Apparently, they can't clean up their own trash, whether it's foreclosure documents, or what resulted in economic collapse and billions in bailouts. They're getting arrested for trespassing and cleaning up trash; someone has to do it."

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"It was public spectacle, this was to be expected," Martin Ramsey, part of the clean-up crew, said. "They said there's a line here between public and private property, but it all looks outside to me. I don't really care whether they say it's a public or private sidewalk, because that distinction seems ridiculous, especially considering our current situation."


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