LAPD gives Occupy L.A. protesters Thanksgiving turkeys

[Kadie]

LAPD gives Occupy L.A. protesters Thanksgiving turkeys
November 25, 2011 | 12:30 am

Thankgiving Day at the Occupy L.A. camp at City Hall was greeted with a mixture of reflection and resolve. "We are calling it International Giving Thanks Day," Regina Quetzal-Quinones said. "It's a day of sovereignty and healing."

For much of Thanksgiving Day, demonstrators did exactly what they've been doing for so many weeks: occupy the once lush Civic Center park. One bearded man twisted into yoga positions as another danced to rancheras and another drowsily yelled out from his tent, "Dude, where's the pot?"

But they also celebrated the holiday. Throughout the morning, donations poured into the tented kitchen: ham and biscuits, pumpkin pie and chicken, gravy and cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes.

Two stuffed turkeys also arrived from the Police Department.

"Gifts from one of the commanders," one volunteer said.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/lapd-gives-occupy-la-protesters-thanksgiving-turkeys.html

[aSpeckofDust]

1. This article reads more like a hit piece..

"Once lush"? yoga, dancing, pot? yeah, that doesn't paint them like hippes. And the picture they decided to use.. really? That is the best one they had?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. It's written in such a way so as to make OWS look like a bunch of hoodlums. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Ok I could take that as a crack

and signal to the Mayor... or just good will, Time will tell

[appleannie1]

4. How hard did they have to look to find 2 people they could use to downgrade the whole movement?