Occupy Raleigh Denied

Always cool to see someone start a sentence with “I want my” and then accuse someone else of being greedy but this is the mentality of those camped out and making a mess in front of the Capital Building. As the occupation wears on we see no sign of them slowing down or introducing clarity in their demands. I am beginning to think they just like sitting outside and why not – the weather has been exceptional. No question this is the time to stage a protest outside.

All that being said congrats to the Law and Public Safety committee of the Raleigh City Council for doing the right thing and denying the request to camp out on city property. I think this would have opened the door (or ground in this case) to any number of groups that wanted to ramble with no particular purpose about anything and get a place to do it.

Don’t get me wrong – I am all for groups having the right to peacefully assemble just not in a manner that costs the rest of the taxpayers while you are claiming high political speech and effectively saying nothing. Well – nothing except corporate greed is bad when it gets in the way of personal greed like the sign to the right. Want to cry about losing money? We all do that’s why it is a global financial crisis. I’m sorry you put all your money in the stock market and not in mason jars buried in your backyard like my financial adviser instructed me to do. (Feel free to call Princess she has really protected the family fortune for mere milk bones a day.)

Again – where this started almost made sense and the goal I think was a coherent message about improving the lives of the people that were being hurt during the crisis. Now I think everyone that hasn’t bathed in a week has a list of demands. I’m proud of the city for saying enough and holding a line. Now we need to address the $61,000 you’ve cost us as of today. [SOURCE] I know you’ve heard it before but freedom isn’t free and those of us stuck paying the bill are a little tired of those of you not contributing costing us unnecessarily.