That's good stuff Raider.

Quote:CLEVELAND, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) – An “Occupy Cleveland” protester tells police she was raped in her tent over the weekend.

Cleveland police are investigating an alleged sexual assault incident Saturday at the “Occupy Cleveland” rally involving a 19-year-old female student from Parma.

According to police reports, the 19-year-old student was instructed by “Occupy Cleveland” personnel to “share a tent with the suspect due to a shortage of tents.” The suspect identified himself as “Leland” to the woman. The woman told police that after she had thought the suspect went to sleep in his own bed, she slept in a sleeping bag provided to her by the rally.



‘Occupy Cleveland’ Protester Alleges She Was Raped

The student went to school Monday and told a teacher about her sexual assault incident in Public Square — which is being classified as “kidnapping/rape” — prompting the teacher to immediately contact the authorities.

“Occupy Cleveland” is one of many movements taking place nationwide in the wake of “Occupy Wall Street,” which is protesting against corporate greed.

Emails from CBS Cleveland to the “Occupy Cleveland” movement were not immediately returned

http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2011/10/18...was-raped/

OWS Pamphlet Discourages Rape Victims from Contacting Police

My first thought was that this “Occupy Baltimore” pamphlet discouraging rape victims from calling the police was so transparently silly no protesters would actually abide by it. But then you remember the videos of how clueless most of these activists are. If the movement organizers advise victims against calling the police (presumably for the benefit of the OWS’s public relations), some impressionable young protesters might actually go along with it:


Efforts by the Occupy Baltimore protest group to evolve into a self-contained, self-governing community have erupted into controversy with the distribution of a pamphlet that victim advocates and health workers fear discourages victims of sexual assaults from contacting police.



The pamphlet says that members of the protest group who believe they are victims or who suspect sexual abuse “are encouraged to immediately report the incident to the Security Committee,” which will investigate and “supply the abuser with counseling resources.”

The directive also says, in part, “Though we do not encourage the involvement of the police in our community, the survivor has every right, and the support of Occupy Baltimore, to report the abuse to the appropriate authorities.”

So in lieu of police help, victims are encouraged to bring their accusations to a Security Committee staffed with fellow activists. In other words, women are encouraged to forego their legal rights in order to have their case taken up by a powerless panel that can only issue toothless rulings. Apparently in OWS-land, the maximum punishment an “abuser” can expect to face is he will “no longer [be] welcome at the occupation.” But the pamphlet doesn’t say how exactly that will be enforced, and based on the fact OWS is opposed to police involvement, there’s no reason to think it even can be enforced. Maybe it just means the other activists will all give the abuser the silent treatment?

There is so much wrong with this situation. Failing to report a sexual assault to the police isn’t just an affront to the basic notions of justice. Rapists are often repeat offenders, and getting them off the street – or getting identifying evidence into the system – is critical for preventing future assaults. Women’s organizations should be out at OWS protesting these pamphlets.

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/1...ms-police/

(10-18-2011 08:42 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-17-2011 04:56 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Apparently the outright lie by Rebel that GE paid no taxes and that Obama was somehow responsible escaped your tired old senility.

That GE paid no US income taxes is not a lie.
That Obama was somehow responsible is not what Rebel said.
Nothing escaped anyone.

For the record, I have zero problem with what GE did. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. What is wrong is that we have a tax system that forces GE to do that in order to compete worldwide. That's what needs to change, and Obama is just one of many blocking that change. He is responsible for that.

Yes. I could care less if GE or any other business ever pay a dime of taxes. I know that only individuals pay taxes...why even bother with corporate taxes anyway? Lets get some common sense tax reform passed and get America back to its past economic glory. Soaking the rich and corporations is not the way back to that glory.

(10-19-2011 08:31 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-19-2011 03:23 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(10-18-2011 08:42 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-17-2011 04:56 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Apparently the outright lie by Rebel that GE paid no taxes and that Obama was somehow responsible escaped your tired old senility.

That GE paid no US income taxes is not a lie.
That Obama was somehow responsible is not what Rebel said.
Nothing escaped anyone.
For the record, I have zero problem with what GE did. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. What is wrong is that we have a tax system that forces GE to do that in order to compete worldwide. That's what needs to change, and Obama is just one of many blocking that change. He is responsible for that.

You guys crack me up. Seriously, you don't teach your students this crap do you?

Actually, that's precisely what I teach then because it's precisely correct. If you're too stupid or ignorant to understand it, I'm sorry. All I have to do with my students is show them the numbers, with no editorial comment, and they figure it out. You probably would, too, if you looked at any facts. But I know you're not into facts.

That would actually mean that Robert and his ilk would have to admit that they are wrong and that his liberal agenda is a failed one. That will never happen.

(10-21-2011 09:23 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(10-18-2011 08:42 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-17-2011 04:56 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Apparently the outright lie by Rebel that GE paid no taxes and that Obama was somehow responsible escaped your tired old senility.

That GE paid no US income taxes is not a lie.
That Obama was somehow responsible is not what Rebel said.
Nothing escaped anyone.

For the record, I have zero problem with what GE did. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. What is wrong is that we have a tax system that forces GE to do that in order to compete worldwide. That's what needs to change, and Obama is just one of many blocking that change. He is responsible for that.

Yes. I could care less if GE or any other business ever pay a dime of taxes. I know that only individuals pay taxes...why even bother with corporate taxes anyway? Lets get some common sense tax reform passed and get America back to its past economic glory. Soaking the rich and corporations is not the way back to that glory.

THIS!

Take Buffalo... Please (rimshot)..

There are no jobs in the city itself and, surprise, its one of the 50 highest taxed municipalities in the nation. Lackawana, Buffalo's southern suburb is even worse off. When the steel plants left they hiked the business taxes and all big employers left or folded.

If someone opened a call center in Buffalo that employed 1000 people why should the call center pay taxes? So long as each and every employee pays taxes well there is your net plus to society.

Zero Corporate Taxes, Flat income Taxes, a national sales Tax, and a reasonable Tariff... You could fun d the government to reasonable levels that way.

Atlanta has been unOccupied. They peacefully removed the protesters last night. Just over 50 were taken to jail after they failed to follow the laws in place. They were released today on a signature bond.

Occupiers vowed to return at 6am, when the park opens, but they weren't there by 7:30am.

(10-26-2011 01:16 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  Occupiers vowed to return at 6am, when the park opens, but they weren't there by 7:30am.

Allow me to paraphrase a quote from a newscast or an article I've recently read:

The protesters were dissapointed because by the time they started protesting at 9am, all the bankers were already at work and couldn't hear the OWS demands; the protesters were further dissapointed because when things started to die down at night and the protesters where going home, or eating, or sleeping, the bankers were still at work and the bankers still couldn't hear the OWS demands.

And that my OWS friend, is in a nutshell why you are in the 99%. Workers work, often long hours, to be successful.

Although the police in Denver basically removed the protesters about a week ago, a few have managed to hang on. Apparently, there are still about 30 or so. Two days ago the temp was 80, yesterday, the temps were in the 50s. Last night the rain came and turned to snow - I've got nearly 7 inches now. Temps are hovering near freezing.

Just heard on the radio that several of the protesters were taken to Denver General Hospital last night/this morning suffering from hypothermia. Protest almost over in Colorado.

(10-26-2011 01:16 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  Atlanta has been unOccupied. They peacefully removed the protesters last night. Just over 50 were taken to jail after they failed to follow the laws in place. They were released today on a signature bond.

Occupiers vowed to return at 6am, when the park opens, but they weren't there by 7:30am.

I call Dog and Pony on the arrests. Around 53 were taken down under arrest. From looking at OccupyAtlanta's own streaming video the arrests were almost voluntary. I was laughing because there was some asshat walking on the sidewalk with an AK 47 ( he didn't get arrested,. The Court dates in Atlanta Muni Court are in March 2012 I bet the cases are dismissed over Christmas when nobody is paying attention.

Sig Bonds are basically a Traffic Ticket except you get processed in jail

Occupy Atlanta:

After eviction from Woodruff park, they met in Centennial Olympic Park to figure out where to go next.

They began setting up camp at a baseball field (city property) but were quickly evicted from there too. Apparently they thought it was just open land for squatting, not owned by anyone in particular.

Then they made an announcement that they would be moving to a private, historical area in town. So they moved to the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Site (which might be their smartest idea yet). However, it is actually FEDERAL property, not privately owned. They're staring down federal crimes. (which won't ever come from Holder/Obama et. al.)

These Fwads need to occupy a GD job.