so far only/mostly property damage – plenty of it too. 7,000 people. subway stations closed, bridges closed, occupiers roped off, not allowed to take their stuff, all being put in a trash pile – computers, cameras, everything. nypd took their cue from pod? http://www.occupywallstreet.org 6049
this evening as well. so far, so good. next step is to make nonviolence official. 6015
i believe OO campers who say it had nothing to do with OO. i am sorry for the man who died and his family, and for the cause, the camp, the canceled celebration tonight, and the city of Oakland and poor Tully’s Coffee. http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/breaking-news/shooting-injures-one-near-occupy-oakland-encampmen/nFbKP/ 5331
The main argument I keep hearing in response to calls for a commitment to nonviolence goes something like this: Is breaking a window violent compared to throwing a tear gas canister at a protester’s head? Compared to banks foreclosing on whole neighborhoods? Compared to 16% annual increases in UC tuition? Compared to ______ [fill in the blank]? OF COURSE we are not equating breaking windows with breaking heads. To suggest otherwise is absurd and insulting. The argument is also a red herring, meant to distract from the main proposal, which … Continued
fyi: i submitted this friday night as a comment on Some useful insight on how #OO affects the entire movement from NYC. it never got posted publicly, so trying again as a new post. There’s nothing in it that hasn’t already been said by others, so please approve it, moderators. it is absolutely essential to get a grip and neutralize this renegade faction that will listen and speak to no one, and the strategies suggested by the #ows writer is exactly what’s needed – and what a few brave souls tried … Continued
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