1 Topic by Xeno (edited by xeno syndicated 22-Nov-2011 08:45:16)

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is exactly what the Occupy movement (at least in some cities) is doing:



Occupy Vancouver moves protest site a block away:

http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111121/occupy_toronto_vancouver_111121/20111121/?hub=EdmontonHome

I wonder if any of them read my lady-bug post in the bugs section of this forum...

They moved to the courthouse property, the very place which had issued to injunction to have them forcibly removed from the art gallery.  Interesting.  So they just moved a block away to a property which is under provincial jurisdiction and thus any injunction passed by the municipal court holds no sway.  Lol.  Now a provincial court will have to pass an injunction to forcibly remove them.  Hmm..  After they do, will the protestors move to property under federal jurisdiction?  And then what? 

This could go to the supreme court if they keep it up.

Genius.

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Oh, and what happened to the protests in New York?  The police prevented journalists from covering the forced eviction of protesters?  Wow.  Land of the free.  Right.

http://online.wsj.com/article/APfbef2399259f44b791a643e32e2c1288.html

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Re: The lady-bug strategy

At least the New York protests had some victories:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/21/us-occupy-lawsuit-idUSTRE7AK1Y920111121

Going to a bank and closing accounts en-mass and then threatening to sue police for false arrest.  Prosecutors drop arrest charges.  Well, what about injuries and indignity suffered by the protesters?  Why shouldn't they sue the police for assault?

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Hmm... and the chancellor of the university where the passive student protesters were unduly pepper-sprayed resigned over the incident, apparently.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/uc-davis-prepares-for-protest-after-pepper-spray-incident/2011/11/21/gIQAnp6ghN_blog.html

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Anyway, the lady-bug strategy seems to be working.

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