Occupy protester pleads not guilty to Santa Rita assault charge Crimes & Incidents, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2012 at 4:53 pm
An Occupy Oakland protester with a lengthy criminal record pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he assaulted an Alameda County sheriff's deputy at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Dec. 17.
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Posted by Whata bunch, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Oh, I thought the occupiers were all smart, sharp, degreed but no jobs available, and victims of the mean 'ol free market. But, it appears there are some really stupid and repeat criminals in the bunch too ! So it looks like there are the always have been homeless, never have worked, criminal, union protesters, college students who have never been on a job, and some grads who would like to find a job up to their desires.
Yes, it is sad for some. But don't give more credibility to the mob than is factually justified... Most of that assortment were there a decade ago, and will be there in the next decade....no matter what !
Posted by steve, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 8:36 am
The OWS IS and HAS BEEN run by anarchists and society's bums. Although, to be fair, this guy is not atypical of all OWS malcontents, he's a role model for overachieving what is possible when the unwashed masses organize.