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Originally posted by aivlas
reply to post by JacKatMtn
He may not of lied but he twisted it badly to fit an agenda
from the source.
Amid the ongoing “Occupy Seattle” protest, city officials decided to ban sitting down with umbrellas in public spaces, ostensibly because they become “makeshift structures,” which are forbidden.
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And this is all "illegal" because they decided to ban umbrella's in public spaces.
YES
fair play makes senseedit on 17-10-2011 by aivlas because: (no reason given)edit on 17-10-2011 by aivlas because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by dc4lifeskater
40 cops? was she superhuman?
Originally posted by v1rtu0s0
About 40 police officers were needed to arrest a single woman who sat down and opened an umbrella in a Seattle park this morning, according to local media.
Amid the ongoing “Occupy Seattle” protest, city officials decided to ban sitting down with umbrellas in public spaces, ostensibly because they become “makeshift structures,” which are forbidden.
I think these actions by the police and TPTB only fuel the protestors to rebel. It's like pouring gasoline on a lit match, it will only blow up in your face.
And this is all "illegal" because they decided to ban umbrella's in public spaces.
Let's check the list, we have:
Being ticketed 140$ for honking your horn: CHECK
Being arrested for having an umbrella: CHECK
Being arrested for giving apples to the homeless: CHECK
There is a lot of confusion about what is going on at Westlake right now as some structures have been taken down by the police. From the Occupy Seattle Police Spokeswoman:
In Westlake Park no sleeping structures are allowed (our information/food/medical tent is!) and sleeping under the awnings is not allowed. You cannot have tarps tied down to anything, but you can have them covering yourself. You can have umbrellas but someone must be holding them at all times, if left unattended they are considered to be structures. Blankets and sleeping bags are okay! We are not being kicked out of the park at this time.
Originally posted by Flyinghaggis
Originally posted by dc4lifeskater
40 cops? was she superhuman?
Maybe they were scared a Marine might turn up.
Originally posted by fixer1967
Originally posted by Flyinghaggis
Originally posted by dc4lifeskater
40 cops? was she superhuman?
Maybe they were scared a Marine might turn up.
With an umbrella.
Originally posted by Flyinghaggis
Originally posted by dc4lifeskater
40 cops? was she superhuman?
Maybe they were scared a Marine might turn up.