http://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143502066/dozens-arrested-in-occupy-boston-eviction
While searching the web I came across an article claiming that the last of the Occupy Boston movement had been completely wiped out of the area. At first I couldn't believe what I had read, cause only a few weeks early i had actually been to Boston and spent some time in that very encampment. The people who I had talked to while there had all seemed very adamant about saying there through out the winter creating a permanent campsite. Even though the police came and arrested dozens of protesters, they still kept the same morales and their beliefs and were “very accommodating” to the officers. The entire protest lasted just over ten weeks, and an estimated 100 to 150 protesters lived there permanently This caused public authority such as Mayor Thomas Menino to believe it to be to unsanitary forcing him to send the cops in shutting down the protest. Compared to other occupy protests the occupants were lucky that it ended in the way it did. In city’s like New York and San Francisco the protests ended violently with numerous accounts of violence and public disturbance. Though this protest did not last as long as expected, I still believe it made an impact on a majority of americans causing them to think and become more politically and economically aware.
-Dylan Comeau
It's unfortunate that something so many people clearly believed in came to an end. People were evidently passionate about this. But it's great that you were able to experience it before it ended.
ReplyDeleteAngeli Hajali
When I found that the police had ended the movement in Boston, personally I was disappointed but not surprised. I'm of the opinion that the supporters should have taken more of a stand to secure their right to protest as American citizens. Either way I guess it had to end sometime. Thanks for sharing Dylan!
ReplyDeleteEric Weiss
It was bound not to last. I'm mean it was kind of a fruitless effort, but in its ways it was a noble one. Nice post though.
ReplyDeleteChris Turmel
Nice post, great job summarizing the article clearly. Although the Occupy Movement provides some excitement, I agree with Chris' comment above in saying that "it was bound not to last." I believe that, unless the protestors could really come together and develop a clear purpose for the protests, the movement would remain unorganized and fall apart, independent of police involvement.
ReplyDeleteSean McGurl