Re: Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small
 

Better make some more room now that Dale Farm has been cleared, all the "professional" protesters will have to go into the city to ply their trade.

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Oh is that the problem..they are professional protesters.:rolleyes:

Anyone know what the pay rate is?

If they were amateurs I suppose that would be OK

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Really they want to camp out in Paternoster Square, which is just next to St Pauls and is where the Stock Exchange is. If they were allowed to do that then there wouldn't be a problem at St Pauls. It's important to remember the lengths they went too to avoid trouble. They worked with the police to draw a chalk line over which tents could not cross, they worked with St Pauls so not to make noise during services and agreed not to post any material on the wall so they don't damage the building. As for mess, they have a makeshift recycling area which contains bins for waste, paper, glass, plastics etc.

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Sadly, many protesters are exactly that. Some people start off on one cause and just seem to get a rush out of it I suppose.

Minty Challis is a good case in point.

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We have no proof that these particular protesters are like that..apart from the fact that they have not caused any trouble thus far.;)

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No, we don't, but past events give us clues to patterns and tendencies and it's quite fair enough to make reference to those.

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But not assume without evidence.

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The current words and actions of these protesters over the last week suggest they are not violent or responsible. I have no idea if they will remain that way but it's only fair to judge them on their behaviour so far...

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I provided you with evidence that at least one of the Dale Farm protesters is a 'professional' - and that's the group Pierre was talking about.

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Actually I was referring to the protesters at St Paul's.
Minty Nitwit isn't at St Paul's and hasn't been near this latest form of protest and may well be unwelcome in view of her tendency to try and steal the limelight.

I'm merely asking that people keep an open mind about these particular protests and see how it pans out.:shrug:

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I'm just as against ANY group of protestors who decide to occcupy places of national importance/significance in such a manner for long periods of time. IMO those who occupied Parliament Square were just as wrong.

As for potential trouble, these protestors appear peaceful for now and I have no problem with them expressing their views but, as has been seen many times before, there are those who attach themselves to such groups with the sole aim of causing mayhem and I sincerely hope St Pauls doesn't fall victim to them and their antics. Given recent experiences in London, I don't think it's being unreasonable or denegrating the innocent to have some concerns about these events and what 'could' happen if the 'wrong sort' get involved.

Re: Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small
 

i have to go through the back door at work now because of the protests...

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Fnarr fnarr (and I quote....)

Re: Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small
 

you're so childish :p:

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And?.......