As expected, police crash the party at Occupy Toronto
Occupy Toronto is staggering toward a conclusion. Early this morning, police and bylaw officers asked protesters to disperse, before entering the park and tagging tents for removal. The police’s arrival came after hours of rumours at the encampment, where many demonstrators were convinced a raid was coming at 4 a.m. (the police didn’t actually show up until a couple of hours later). There were garbage trucks and city workers scattered throughout the park, cataloguing people’s loose belongings so that they could retrieve them later. Many protesters have cleared out, while others show no signs of budging. One woman was arrested, but then quickly released from custody. For the most part, the situation seems to be in a weird state of limbo. Read Torontoist’s live blog [Torontoist] »
To those involved with the Occupy movement in Toronto, I take my hat off to you. You only simply stood to remind me of my old camping days-Nothing else. Someone told me this was about ‘the system’ , some say it’s about corporate greed…not enough info about what y’all stand for…only that y’all squatted in parks and town squares. I’ve been on social benefits. I live paycheck to paycheck. I have been a victim of corporate greed and irresponsibility. If that’s what this is about…stopping hunger, helping homeless find low income housing, jobs for the inexperienced…say so. The media just reported on your exploitation of the city bylaws…not what y’all stand for. Get organized. Appoint a spokesperson or persons and do it for real…not Crash N’Trash a park
I guess the public opinion on this movement against inequalities in Toronto would be so much better if the protesters simply decided to clean up the park themselves, on their own expenses. It might have actually gained them a lot more support. I believe that every right implies a responsibility, they were allowed to show their opinion so now they need to show some maturity as well.
Get a fucking job, losers!
The “Occupy-ers” in Montreal have dubbed the street bums living with them as “undesirable”… how’s that for social solidarity, hypocrites!
As I look down from my 10th floor DT condo on you cockroaches protesting against socio-economical inequities dressed in your LL Bean ourdoorsy clothing, I’m reading in the financial section of the papers that my investments in African diamond mines have increased in 1.3%… I feel suddenly generous and want to share my good fortune… come under my window and be showered by a few 0.25$…
God Bless Capitalism!
Can’t wait to see the Fed Gov’t start some TOUGH laws vs protesting… Let the SWAT and the Army take care of these commie punks…
Seriously, if you commies like it so much, go live in Russia or China… they’re commies… er… that’s right, they’ve gotten back to their sense and realized that communism SUCKS!!! and they’re capitalists now! So really there’s nowhere for you commies to go… grow up and embrace capitalism… “dog eat dog”… eat or be eaten… it’s THAT simple!!!