http://apnews.myway.com/article/20111103/D9QP7IC80.html
What specific steps have you taken in light of the way some of these "Occupy <Insert Name Here> have taken?
All I have done in ensure Im stocked up well on food, water, and gasoline and just avoided downtown Pittsburgh where I live.
Just avoid them but I try to avoid all of Austin anyways. I don’t think they are a threat to anything outside of their immediate areas like breaking store windows and vandalism.
The best answer is to stay far away from the protests. If I happened to live in a condo/apartment in one of the areas where an “occupy” protest was starting, I would pack up and leave by day 2.
Nothing good can come staying around. The left-wing media is encouraging the whole thing in hopes that it produces sensational news stories. Even if you are in the right, they will report you as in the wrong.
However, if someone shoots a window-smashing hippie in the face, I wont lose any sleep.
The Occupy crowd are just like folks that ride jet ski’s: they require an audience. Avoid the main intersection in town and you’ll be fine.
Bb guns and sling shots. Silent and fun.
Perfect time for the military to test out their heat rays and other such crowd dispersal technologies.
Great idea! Let’s violate Posse Comitatus and infringe on the Constitutional rights of American citizens exercising their right to free speech and assembly.
Okay, here we go:
“Perfect time for the National Guard to test out their microwave emitters on protesters that throw bottles and rocks at police, violate laws preventing camping in city parks, vandalize and shoplift considerably from local establishments.”
Freeze warnings tonight, so I wonder if Occupy Austin/San Antonio will make it to morning.
Amen Pappy. The First Amendment does not give one the right to occupy private property, damage said property or harm other individuals. Any one who uses the Constitution to back up what most of these hippies are doing, does not yet have a grasp of the founding documents.
I think most of us agree even commies have a right to protest but they are no longer protesting once they invade private businesses and start vandalizing everything around them. The 1st Amendment offers no protection for unlawful activity, and in several cases (esp in Oakland) the police have had every right to do what they did. Not gonna shed a tear when some commie gets hurt unlawfully being in an area in a group throwing rocks and bottles at the police or attacking people passing through, though. I consider rocks and bottles to be deadly force.
The police already have LRAD and have used it in this country on protesters.
Personally I don’t give a shit about their protest but I do support them having the right to protest. I mentioned nothing about private property so don’t try to add to what I’ve already said to support your bullshit argument about people not having Constitutional rights just because you don’t believe in their cause.
The people you’re referring to are the minority in those groups. If they weren’t the cities they’re “occupying” would be in complete and utter chaos. Just because a few wingnuts go off the deep end doesn’t mean you condemn the whole crowd. For all we know they could be police acting as provocateurs and before anyone says “That’s bullshit!” get a clue.
Most of these “anarchists” and the violence and destruction that’s shown in the media is way overhyped and is used to discredit legitimate protests as seen here from the 2009 G20. A dozen photogs snapping away as 1 person goes full retard on some windows at a bank and this would be front page news.
I know these coppers are Canadian “eh!” but the tactics are the same. Notice anything similar about what they’re wearing on their feet? Coincidence?
Here’s the video of the incident: http://youtu.be/St1-WTc1kow
Here’s the Canadian Gov admitting they’re cops: http://youtu.be/gAfzUOx53Rg
Coincidentally people dressed like “black bloc anarchists” run behind police lines at G20. How many undercovers are in the protest anyway?
http://youtu.be/szQK4sMN4pw
The UK version here: http://www.channel4.com/news/undercover-police-officer-was-agent-provocateur
Another video example in the UK: http://youtu.be/-GP_-9VmB54
They use the same techniques in Spain: http://roarmag.org/2011/06/riot-police-barcelona-infiltrate-protest-provoke-violence/
FBI trained agent provocateur. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5GCC80&show_article=1
The famous Kent State incident had an FBI agent provocateur fire the first shots which resulted in 4 people getting killed. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/04/new-light-shed-on-kent-state-killings/?page=2
Hal Turner “Valhalla” was another FBI agent provocateur and a far right-wing undercover snitch if you’d like to Google him.
The people who are causing destruction of property and mayhem are a TINY contingent of people that the media focuses on and it detracts from any sort of real issue that citizens may be protesting.
Often times police are in riot gear without badges, nametags or numbers so that they could possibly be identified later, I call bullshit. Are there wacko assholes out there dressed in black tearing shit up? It appears that there are but who are they? And you can see in many videos that the police stand back and let them do it. Some may be citizens, arrest them, and some may be cops trying to incite riots and mayhem as it does work in their favor. More crime, mayhem, looting = needing more police and gives them more laws to have more control.
I have faith that the vast majority of police are the good guys and I’m not slandering them in anyway. I’m simply trying to present facts and help educate people as to the ways of their government. YOU ARE BEING MANIPULATED.
Irish, I appreciate what you are saying, and I would agree that the media manipulates the crap out of this country. I would also agree that in most cities, other than the other city by the bay, the protestors are not damaging private property nor hurting others (other than the rapes that have been reported). The problem is that occupying Wall Street is at this point no longer legal, nor was it legal to begin with. Protest all you want to and of course petition the government with your grievances, but we should all want the law to be enforced equally no matter who you are. If it is illegal for people to camp in city parks then get them the hell out. Period.
I support every American who wants to live their lives by the Constitution, and take advantage of their freedoms that the document protects.
These “Occupy” rallies are just the continuation of a movement that wants to remold the world into an image closer to their hearts content, and these people believe they are getting close to their end goal. We are witnessing perhaps the final battle of freedom vs oppression, and it is our fault that it has gotten this far.
Honestly I’m sure most of us agree and sitting around BS’ing over a beer would eliminate a lot of these types of discussions.
I would also agree that in most cities, other than the other city by the bay, the protestors are not damaging private property nor hurting others (other than the rapes that have been reported).
I used to live right in Lake Merritt, by Oakland, and the place has always been a pot ready to boil over. Even if the “Occupy” protest wasn’t happening somebody would be shooting somebody or some other crazy shit, it’s just a fact of life living there. Just go to a Raiders game 
The problem is that occupying Wall Street is at this point no longer legal, nor was it legal to begin with. Protest all you want to and of course petition the government with your grievances, but we should all want the law to be enforced equally no matter who you are. If it is illegal for people to camp in city parks then get them the hell out. Period.
I really don’t know what the law says, I’m sure it’s different in each city, but this is at least the 3rd thread I’ve seen related to OWS and it’s getting rather silly. Everybody on here jumps up and down when it comes to news articles about cops and “you weren’t there” and “you don’t know the facts” when people attempt to discuss incidents and claim the media’s full of shit yet everything about these protests is taken at face value, I think it’s rather hypocritical.
I support every American who wants to live their lives by the Constitution, and take advantage of their freedoms that the document protects.
Me too 
We are witnessing perhaps the final battle of freedom vs oppression, and it is our fault that it has gotten this far.
Absolutely agree. And for what it’s worth I’d say about 99% of the 99% I’ve seen on Youtube and the news are mildly retarded with no grasp of economics, politics or the realities of life. I may not be a rocket scientist but I’m definitely not impressed with their representatives that I’ve seen speak. If people would just give it a little more time they’ll all go away just like the leaves do when winter’s coming… Stay safe.
First, my comment above was in jest.
Second, once they’re cooked in place with the heat rays, nobody’s going to want a Hippy Burger anyway. Its probably going to have a lot of hair and get you a contact high.
Of course everyone has their right to free speech, I just don’t want a bunch of disgruntled people spread out across a bunch of major cities in the US to turn from peaceful demonstrators to a destructive force and end up with a nationwide version of the LA riots. Hopefully it wont happen but if it does the heat ray technology will be the “nice” way of handling things.
Winters cold and snow will thin out the herd in the colder states to were the news media will consider the protesters as yesterdays headline.
But as the word fades the protesters will resort to violent acts to draw back the media and the cities involved will be forced to clean house to ensure public safety.
As with all things this Occupy crap will pass.
I bet Mubarak & Gaddafi said the same thing