Occupy Seattle Protest Gone Wrong

[seahawksfan837]

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/05/may-day/

Protest in Seattle turns into a full-fledged riot. Broken windows, harassing civilians, businesses destroyed, destruction to federal buildings, etc.

Note: I'm not insinuating the majority of the protesters are like this.

I've heard that similar things are happening in Portland.

Reminds me of '99.

[Mongo Freebase]

People from Occupy Cleveland planned to blow up a bridge

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/nat...28541&srvc=rss

On a side note, who would want to occupy Cleveland??

[PatsFan2003]

I wonder what the demographics of the rioters were?

[Jaimerz]

Ugh, more reasons why I'm glad I moved away. People don't seem to realize, even if peaceful, they're making a hell of a commute for everyone who's just trying to get home? Good luck to all my friends back home with getting home tonight.

[seahawksfan837]

People don't seem to realize, even if peaceful, they're making a hell of a commute for everyone who's just trying to get home?

Yep. And numerous bus routes had to be canceled today as well. Making it harder for people to get to their....jobs. Now there's some irony.

[Frank Grimes]

Thank goodness the Occupy Boston Nitwits did not screw up people's commute once again.

[Raid]

Human beings. Strange indeed.

[seahawksfan837]

Thank goodness the Occupy Boston Nitwits did not screw up people's commute once again.

According to local reports, now the majority of protesters are intentionally standing in the middle of bus routes and streets. Dipsh1ts.

One guy apparently got frustrated and just drove through and nicked a couple of people.

Nothing says "join our movement" like getting in the way of a bunch of people attempting to be productive members of society.

[Breed]

I wonder what the demographics of the rioters were?

Coffee drinkers, cats still rockin flannel, and pissed off Super Sonics fans.

[PatsFan2003]

Coffee drinkers, cats still rockin flannel, and pissed off Super Sonics fans.

LOL. Actually I was wondering if they were professional demonstrators like the type that routinely attack economic meetings and the like or others.

[Raid]

Seattle Pilots season ticket holders.

[Breed]

LOL. Actually I was wondering if they were professional demonstrators like the type that routinely attack economic meetings and the like or others.

When I first read that I thought 'what a strange term.' But after thinking on it for a moment. That's exactly what some of these people really are. Professionals who travel place to place teaching others how to demonstrate, protest, riot, cause havoc, whatever.

[Fandango]

There were protests in downtown Minneapolis today as well. I was walking around the downtown area and saw them in action, seemed to go on peacefully without any issues.

[PatsFan2003]

When I first read that I thought 'what a strange term.' But after thinking on it for a moment. That's exactly what some of these people really are. Professionals who travel place to place teaching others how to demonstrate, protest, riot, cause havoc, whatever.

I think it's possible that lot of these are dedicated dissidents who are seriously anti-capitalistic. If you ask them they could easily state they are socialists, anarchists, Marxists or even COMMUNISTS and mean it without embarrassment. (although being a communist is so passe even for this group) Maybe not all but I wonder how many of them were like that. On the other hand it is was more a cross of protesters then it might be more significant and mean something.











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