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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

OCCUPIED PORTLAND v. SPINELESS SAM

As I drove past the "Occupy Portland" unlawful encampment last evening, I was struck by the facts that most obviously appeared:
1.  No one there was "protesting" anything;  all were just wandering, eating, or smoking stuff.
2.  Two blocks of Public Parks now have the stench of an open latrine, of a "straddle trench."
3.  Electrically-amplified "music" could be heard a block away, due to "free electricity" provided by                Taxpayers, without express permission nor public discourse.
4.  Police and EMT's were assisting an apparently injured camper into an ambulance, apparently for
     transport to a medical facility, all at Taxpayer expense.
5.  Police presence was obvious, but minimal, and very "low key."
6.  Port-a-Potties were in abundance, but infrequently used.
7.  The camp more resembled a music festival ala Woodstock than a "protestation-without-cause."
8.  One "Eeevill Capitalist" could not even GIVE jobs to anyone there.
     (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQmbFV4Ztk&feature=player_embedded
9.  The damages to the "Occupied" Taxpayer-Owned Public Park are only a small fraction of the
     damages being done to downtown businesses.   You know, the ones who pay taxes.
10. Despite a dearth of coherent "protests," flagrant misuse and disuse of public funds is rampant.

Mayor and alleged Police Commissioner "Spineless Sam" Adams, who has already announced, thank heaven, that he will NOT seek re-election, has done NOTHING to enforce a multitude of City codes, policies, and ordinances, with the possible exception of the arrest of ONE pot dealer.  Big Whoop, Sam; Big Whoop.

Portland residents, I am requesting a Counter-Protest at City Hall.  I want my park and my city back, NOW.  I want "Equal Protection Under the Law."  If a few dozen sloths can flout the law without consequence, why can't we?  Why should WE be obligated pay to park on public streets if THEY don't pay for their patently unlawful "campout" in a public park?  Why should WE be jackbooted into obeying traffic signals upon penalties of fines and warrants if THEY are somehow immune to traffic laws, even to the point of barricading a public thoroughfare without permission, authority, nor consequence?? 

Spineless Sam, there remains a vast "Wall of Separation" between "Free Speech" and anarchy.  You, sir, are aiding and abetting anarchy by your indifference to the overwhelming majority of citizens and businesses whose lives and livelihoods are being negatively affected by these ill-mannered, ill-informed, and ill-behaved individuals.  You are FORCING your misconceptions about "Public Good" upon the citizens of Portland, and by doing so, abrogating your position as both Mayor and as Police Commissioner. 
Lead, follow, or get out of the way, sir. 

I endorse and support the latter option.

-neon leon

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