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Pheonix
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Right now should be the best time for us to do our hobo BS without threat of the police. Right now most police departments don't care about the homeless anymore due to lay offs and budget cuts, they just don't have the manpower or resources to deal with us anymore. Popo will still waste their time harassing protesters since the higher up's hate protesters ALOT more than homeless, and when you get a bunch of protesters camping in public parks and squatting foreclosed property like a bunch of homeless people, who do you think is going to get caught between the protesters and the police?
I think it is disrespectful to the squatting community for these protesters to use their tactics and call it "Occupying" instead of "Squatting". by calling it "Occupying" it makes it sound like they think they are the originators of this strategy, when they had squatters in Europe before this country even existed. not only are they disrespecting the Squatting culture but they are bringing the heat down on squatters and campers alike.
I've seen police evict homeless camps that have been there for 3 years and all of a sudden they cops evict them and the Occupiers protest the eviction but they are to stupid to realize they are the reason the homeless are getting evicted.
In early dec. I joined the protesters at Occupy UCDavis after seeing them get pepper sprayed on tv. I spent a week and a half at the Dutton Hall Occupation and even thou I meet some good people there for the most part I felt VERY, VERY unwanted here because I'm a white male. I've lived most of my life in black or mexican drug ghettos, been to jail many times but never felt as discriminated against as I did at the Occupy.
I kept hearing them saying they want to end hate and greed and I tell them every time that you can't eradicate a human emotion and if you try your gonna fail as bad as the church did at outlawing lust. I kept hearing about non-violence teach-ins and was very interested in going to one since I have some mental problems I'm trying to deal with and being able to better control my violent rage would be better for me and the community around me. but they kept giving me the run around about it and eventually I got the impression that they don't really want to help me just themselves.
When I went to Occupy Sacramento they told me the cops are going to harass me about my shopping cart and camping gear and of course the cops did. The cop even told me right in front of the occupiers that he doesn't care if I'm homeless he cares that I'm a protester and the protesters did nothing said nothing. when I confronted their legal committee about it they offered no help and for some reason are not concerned that they cant use camping gear. apparently they don't know the true definition of camping gear, camping gear is designed to keep you alive against the elements when sleeping outside, blankets don't do that. If they don't care about my health and well-being then I don't care about them.
they also tried to tell me not to smoke my weed in their little area cause the cops will fuck with me and like above if they would help me defend my right to medication, and with that one the alienate over half of their supporters.
as a homeless person I like the fact that the police don't have the time or resources to deal with me and would like to see the government stay in a state of shambles for as long as possible so I can remain under the popo radar for as long as possible. I feel if the occupiers do get their way they will make changes that will still be designed to keep people like me and you on the bottom of society with little to no chance of rising up. I think the Occupiers turned me into a Republican.
I think the Occupiers are using the homeless for their own political gain and they are going to screw us all in the end. ohh and unlike all the occupy websites and facebook groups I WILL NOT delete your post or ban you for disagreeing with my point of view. I encourage argumentative discussion.
I think it is disrespectful to the squatting community for these protesters to use their tactics and call it "Occupying" instead of "Squatting". by calling it "Occupying" it makes it sound like they think they are the originators of this strategy, when they had squatters in Europe before this country even existed. not only are they disrespecting the Squatting culture but they are bringing the heat down on squatters and campers alike.
I've seen police evict homeless camps that have been there for 3 years and all of a sudden they cops evict them and the Occupiers protest the eviction but they are to stupid to realize they are the reason the homeless are getting evicted.
In early dec. I joined the protesters at Occupy UCDavis after seeing them get pepper sprayed on tv. I spent a week and a half at the Dutton Hall Occupation and even thou I meet some good people there for the most part I felt VERY, VERY unwanted here because I'm a white male. I've lived most of my life in black or mexican drug ghettos, been to jail many times but never felt as discriminated against as I did at the Occupy.
I kept hearing them saying they want to end hate and greed and I tell them every time that you can't eradicate a human emotion and if you try your gonna fail as bad as the church did at outlawing lust. I kept hearing about non-violence teach-ins and was very interested in going to one since I have some mental problems I'm trying to deal with and being able to better control my violent rage would be better for me and the community around me. but they kept giving me the run around about it and eventually I got the impression that they don't really want to help me just themselves.
When I went to Occupy Sacramento they told me the cops are going to harass me about my shopping cart and camping gear and of course the cops did. The cop even told me right in front of the occupiers that he doesn't care if I'm homeless he cares that I'm a protester and the protesters did nothing said nothing. when I confronted their legal committee about it they offered no help and for some reason are not concerned that they cant use camping gear. apparently they don't know the true definition of camping gear, camping gear is designed to keep you alive against the elements when sleeping outside, blankets don't do that. If they don't care about my health and well-being then I don't care about them.
they also tried to tell me not to smoke my weed in their little area cause the cops will fuck with me and like above if they would help me defend my right to medication, and with that one the alienate over half of their supporters.
as a homeless person I like the fact that the police don't have the time or resources to deal with me and would like to see the government stay in a state of shambles for as long as possible so I can remain under the popo radar for as long as possible. I feel if the occupiers do get their way they will make changes that will still be designed to keep people like me and you on the bottom of society with little to no chance of rising up. I think the Occupiers turned me into a Republican.
I think the Occupiers are using the homeless for their own political gain and they are going to screw us all in the end. ohh and unlike all the occupy websites and facebook groups I WILL NOT delete your post or ban you for disagreeing with my point of view. I encourage argumentative discussion.