Occupy Wall Street Global Movement News, Updates, and Your Thoughts

As we reported earlier, the city is coming in to clean Zuccotti Park tomorrow whether Occupy Wall Street likes it or not. (They don't). And now they're stepping up their response another notch: Ray Kelly told reporters that "People will have to remove all their belongings and leave the park." Not only that, they won't be allowed to bring back camping gear or even lie down, thus ending the sleeping part of the occupation. Things might get messy, since OWS shows no signs of giving in.

They've put out an "EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION: Prevent the forcible closure of Occupy Wall Street!" and are urging people to go to Zuccotti at 6 a.m. tomorrow for "non-violent eviction defense."

DesperateInRI wrote: :51372: I've been tweeting all week. You beat me with followers - I have almost 700. Tomorrow, I am going to the OccupyProvidence Rally at the park in front of Bank of America. Police had originally said they needed a permit, but backed off of that.

Falcon7 wrote:Starting to hate this F'N Country!
If it was the Tea Baggers doing something similar, I'm sure there would be no problem.

Hunterforjobs wrote:Not allowing those with work IDs in the street, why the people aren't attacking people they're attacking the whole corporate thingy not individuals who work there.

mistermunster wrote:All this shows is WE have rights as long as THOSE in power give them to us. They LOVE to use technicalities of LAW they WROTE to control us, WHEN it suits them but our rights be dammed.

lendmeflight2 wrote:

mistermunster wrote:All this shows is WE have rights as long as THOSE in power give them to us. They LOVE to use technicalities of LAW they WROTE to control us, WHEN it suits them but our rights be dammed.

We have rights as long as we use them and defend them. They can't kill us all. This is what Jefferson was talking about when he said we needed a revolution every 20 years.

X wrote:Who might I ask is trying to kill who? Let's not go overboard.

lendmeflight2 wrote:I can promise that as soon as one protest group refuses to back down that the swat team will shoot someone. Then you won't have to ask who is trying to kill whom.

ranbrow123 wrote:

X wrote:Who might I ask is trying to kill who? Let's not go overboard.

Yeah, let's not go overboard: it's not like people need money to buy food to eat or else they'll die or anything crazy like that! It's not like people are killing themselves all over the country over this man-made depression. Let's not go overboard.

lendmeflight2 wrote:I can promise that as soon as one protest group refuses to back down that the swat team will shoot someone. Then you won't have to ask who is trying to kill whom.

X wrote:

lendmeflight2 wrote:I can promise that as soon as one protest group refuses to back down that the swat team will shoot someone. Then you won't have to ask who is trying to kill whom.

So dramatic. Get real.

ranbrow123 wrote:

X wrote:

lendmeflight2 wrote:I can promise that as soon as one protest group refuses to back down that the swat team will shoot someone. Then you won't have to ask who is trying to kill whom.

So dramatic. Get real.

So you really think that it's just completely unrealistic that someone could get killed at these protests? You don't think there's any possibility that the police are being turned against the protesters: "You could be with your family right now instead of grinding this overtime if it weren't for these worthless bums who want a handout on your tax dollars."

Even if you're right and I'm just being paranoid, remember that when emotions run high and hours run long, ANY human being is going to become more prone to over-reaction and error. The police are no exception.

DesperateInRI wrote:For the above conversation regarding the safety of the people participating in the Occupy Movement, please remember these two words:

Kent State

X wrote:

DesperateInRI wrote:For the above conversation regarding the safety of the people participating in the Occupy Movement, please remember these two words:

Kent State

Yes indeed, not to mention the battle of Hue and the Viet Tet offense that you guys haven't a clue.

DesperateInRI wrote:For the above conversation regarding the safety of the people participating in the Occupy Movement, please remember these two words:

Kent State