It was a tumultuous day for Occupy Wall Street yesterday. First came the violent eviction in the early morning hours - then the court ruling allowing the patriots to re-enter Zuccotti Park - then another court ruling forbidding them from bringing any tents, tarps, or camping gear into the park. But in the end - the patriots have resumed their occupation. Without gear - hundreds of Occupy Wall Streets demonstrators streamed back into Zuccotti Park yesterday evening where they remained through the night. However without tents - it's unclear how long the occupation can last. Meanwhile - Mayor Michael Bloomberg - who led the eviction - may lose his job.
With polls showing wide majorities of New Yorkers supporting the rights of Occupy Wall Street to set up camp in Zuccotti Park - a right the Mayor took away yesterday - an online petition has been started by Change.org calling for Mayor Bloomberg to resign. His raid yesterday was notorious for its suppression of the media and maltreatment of journalists - many of whom were beaten and arrested. Last night - the NYPD released several of those arrested journalists. So, with the more than 200 people arrested in yesterday's crackdown - the total number of Occupying patriots arrested around the nation in the last two months is now 4,049. At the same time - zero banksters have been arrested for their high crimes on Wall Street that caused the financial meltdown. Not only that - prosecution for financial fraud in general is at 20-year low in America - and that's not because banksters are suddenly better behaved.
Bloomberg had the wrong target yesterday morning - instead of Zuccotti Park - he should have sent his cops clad in riot gear to evict Goldman Sachs.
-Thom
(Do you think Bloomberg will leave? Tell us here.)
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