When the protesters began to occupy Wall Street, it was a given to anyone who had any common sense that it would end up costing the citizens money. How much was the question. In this
article, the price tag so far is now $9,111,487. How much more will it go up depends on the politicians that are in charge. How long will they be willing to put upstanding, law abiding citizens at risk? With the amount of police presence to keep the protesters from breaking the law, it takes away protection from those who abide by the law. I'm not saying the protesters shouldn't protest if they feel as strongly as they do, but, do not put other peoples lives in jeopardy because of it, don't destroy other peoples property or try to prevent them from making a living.
The woman in this
video, whom is wheelchair bound and works for a living, talks about the protestors preventing her from leaving the building.
And in this
video, children are being used as human shields. This is just going to far. If you want to protest, go for it, just don't place your children in harms way.
How long will this go on? It's hard to say. If those that believe in civil unrest and are not afraid of being arrested, it may be a while. Are we heading for riots like we see going on in other countries. That is a possibilty we cannot afford to dismiss. According to this
article: United Steelworkers international president Leo Gerard states:
I think we've got to start a resistance movement. If Wall Street occupation doesn't get the message, I think we've got to start blocking bridges and doing that kind of stuff. This doesn't have to be this way. The economy doesn't have to be this way. It's being put this way because the Wall Streeters are getting their way.
According to this
article, dates October 6:
Several influential New York state lawmakers have received threatening mails saying it is “time to kill the wealthy” if they don’t renew the state’s tax surcharge on millionaires, according to reports.
“It’s time to tax the millionaires!” reads the email,
according to WTEN in Albany. “If you don’t, I’m going to pay a visit with my carbine to one of those tech companies you are so proud of and shoot every spoiled Ivy League [expletive] I can find.”
Instead of threats, maybe they should contact their Senators and Congress on the wasteful spending of our money. If our government stops spending money like these then maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.
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