Police say Portland protesters arming for fight

Egads - she's been interviewed by every local newscaster that has a voice and is willing to let her share hers.


They've destroyed the park. LEOs are having to be paid OT.

 

Couldn't happen to a nicer Gal.... wonder if she was from Eugene, or was just another WannaBee.....

 

They should just start beheading mouthy protesters so they can't complain later.

 

I wonder if the 'visible' mess the Occupiers are leaving behind is more or less costly to clean up than the Banksters 'hidden' mess of digital paper, derivatives, stolen taxpayer dollars and fraud will be to clean up.

If you could pull the cover off the global money scheme and devise a visual, it might make you vomit.

Disclaimer: I'm neither an occupier nor a bankster.

 

Unoccupy Portland is attending all of Occupy Portland's protests. They're not causing problems (yet), but as far as I can tell; agree with peoples' right to peaceably assemble and their right to free speech. It's the damage and costs incurred by the rest of us that have them protesting the protesters.

It's not their message, nor their cause, it's their methodology. They have caused a financial burden on local taxpayers.

LEO overtime is already over $150K. Damage to the park that they occupied - for far too long, without a permit - has been estimated at over $15K to repair.

They were afforded opportunities that the average Joe wouldn't have gotten away with. If I were to show up in a city park - I'd venture to say in any city - tent in hand, made camp, and then refused to leave when the park "closed"; I would be arrested. Period. They were not. If I was getting stoned in a public park, I would be ticketed (it's Portland, ya' know) and would lose my dope. I can't walk down the middle of the street, in cars' way, without being questioned.

They've closed bridges for their marches. They've caused traffic jams for their marches. Ask 25 different people why they're there - you get at least 20 different answers.

Protests, just for the sake of protesting, mean nothing. It's just a pointless gathering. This organization is unorganized.

If there's a fight to be had, my guess is that it's in the eyes of the media. Drama. These people are "armed", it's because most that remain are part of the homeless culture. They have the same protective devices that they always have had to keep themselves alive on the streets. This is how they live. They moved from under the bridges to go to the occupy site, as there, they had medical tents, kitchen tents, heck even a library tent.

 

Tracy, have you ever lost your dope?
lol

 

Doubt it. CC is still around, no?

 

It's all fine and dandy to tell them to go get a job. Jobs (may have noticed that) are scarce. However, wearing the latest fashions and sporting/carrying the faddish gadgets while raving in the middle of the street does not incite/inspire charity in me, nor does spending my money cleaning up behind them.

 

at losing my dope. (shoulda' known - I don't get away with much here)

S'pose you'd have replied similarly if he'd mentioned that he'd lost his bag.

 

C'mon, you and Colt are like Willie Nelson. They pull over his tour bus and ask him if he has any pot and he just laughs. It IS Portland, after all.

 

Ok. You busted me.

In fact, was thinkin' about not making that sexy turkey dinner this year (do you know how much weed I can buy with just what one dinner costs?!). I'm just gonna' toss out a bowl of Doritos and call it Thanks-cough, cough-giving.