Occupy Portland (reblog)
Originally posted by kengr at Occupy Portland
The Portland "branch" of "Occupy Wall Street (Occupy Portland) has gotten a lot of coverage and is remarkably free of trouble. They wanted to not have the powers-that-be able to block off wherever they decided to go, so they didn't apply for a parade permit. The cops did their best to keep problems from happening. And when they settled for the night on a couple of the "park blocks" downtown for the night, the mayor suspended the no camping ordinance. They have been told they'll have to move along in the morning.
Be interesting to see what happens tomorrow, but unless they do something really stupid, I think they'll continue to get "escorted" by saome cops to try to minimize disruptions to things, but otherwise be left alone.
I think the police and the mayor have the right idea. The protestors aren't doing anything violent, so just let them protest and avoid giving an excuse for things to turn ugly.
Crossposted from http://fayanora.dreamwidth.org
The Portland "branch" of "Occupy Wall Street (Occupy Portland) has gotten a lot of coverage and is remarkably free of trouble. They wanted to not have the powers-that-be able to block off wherever they decided to go, so they didn't apply for a parade permit. The cops did their best to keep problems from happening. And when they settled for the night on a couple of the "park blocks" downtown for the night, the mayor suspended the no camping ordinance. They have been told they'll have to move along in the morning.
Be interesting to see what happens tomorrow, but unless they do something really stupid, I think they'll continue to get "escorted" by saome cops to try to minimize disruptions to things, but otherwise be left alone.
I think the police and the mayor have the right idea. The protestors aren't doing anything violent, so just let them protest and avoid giving an excuse for things to turn ugly.
Crossposted from http://fayanora.dreamwidth.org