richardhutnik said:
Kasz216 said:
Raze said:
Kasz216 said:
I mean shoot, you don't see this kind of stuff happen in Occupy Las Vegas... because they actually know how to protest smartly without getting violent.
You talk to the organizers there and you see they actually do shit the right way, by informing the police, getting permits, and doing shit in general the right way...
in an area that's likely a lot worse then Oakland.
If most of the groups weren't headed by such hardcore anarchists (and yes there always are leaders even in a mob) shit like this wouldn't happen.
The large difference is, the people here know what they're doing. Though probaby because the people here have run protests before, and smart ones that have worked and i've been a part of.
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/15896734/occupy-las-vegas-working-to-avoid-problems
I mean shoot, if anything the police in general LOVE the Occupy Wallstreet protesters when they aren't intentionally provoking them. Why? Money man, you know what kinda overtime these guys are probably rarking in? Largely just to stand there and watch the protestors?
They're going out of their way to avoid bankrupting local buisnesses as well unlike some of the other protesters.
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Kas, you ever been to Oakland? It's pretty nasty, and that's coming from someone who used to teach in Newark, NJ.
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Las Vegas has the highest unemployment rate in the country for a city with over 1 million people... though if it's bad as you say, i can only imagine how many rocks are lieing around.
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They also haven't had a cultural history of unrest and tension between the city members with authority and among themselves. Oakland rioted after they lost a Superbowl. I would say, if things were to actually head towards sanity, people in the city needs to stop and pause and wonder what is going on there. I know in Poughkeepsie, which also has a lot of issues, the Occupy here is pretty uneventful in the risk of riots. It is quietly in a park now, occupying. So, I would say how a city responds to Occupy is a sign of the culture more than anything else.
On the whole, there are likely places far worse (long term) in Oakland, than there are in Las Vegas. Very high unemployment in spots.
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Las Vegas has very high unemployment everywhere.
I don't think the city responded any differently to Occupy then any other city would have... it's just what they were responding to was different.
