Occupy DC tents, July 1932
Occupy DC protestors being chased off by police, 1932
Posted on 10/28/2011 5:38:15 AM PDT by marktwain
“Scores of Atlanta police officers moved in overnight -- some clad in riot gear, some on horseback, all under orders to clear the park of protesters,” NBC 11Alive.com reports. “The order came from Mayor Kasim Reed, who says the last straw was a man walking around Woodruff Park Tuesday afternoon carrying an assault rifle.”
[T]he man…declined to identify himself. "(The gun is) a symbol of the last line of resistance against a government that's going to try to push people out because of their ideals," he said. The man told [11Alive's Jaye] Watson the weapon was a semi-automatic version of the AK-47. Such weapons are legal in Georgia
As is peaceable open carry.
And as is freedom of speech, and to assemble. As strongly as some may disagree with the methods and message of the protestors, a government with the power to prohibit them is much more to be feared. The issues of legality as far as OA went appeared to center on turning a public space into a squatter’s camp in violation of access and use rules and the ensuing problems that caused. But to be clear, the over-reaction of Mayor Reed’s government to a man lawfully exercising his rights is what shut things down, not the man.
A man who posts on the Georgia Packing forum as “Sine Nomen,” by the way, and who disclosed his intentions in a post Tuesday morning:
I'm about to shave, put on dress clothes with a (non brooks-brothers) tie and head down there with a sign: "I disagree with their message, but these people have a right to be here."If anyone would like to join me, I'll be the guy with a rifle.
True to his word, he gave an afternoon update:
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honestly, it strikes me as a good thing to wrap up occupy atlanta, too many crazies and drugs, and if peeps are now walking around with guns, potential for real trouble is present.
they should outlaw blue tarps in public places, game over for OWS.
The second they see anything considered “Right Wing”.. The government is shutting it down. However, if it’s left wing,pro Obama, anti-business... stay as long as you want.
Easy one, ban communism.
Interesting.
Just like Lexington and Concord.
The point is right and left are fed up.
Just like all those Tea Party rallies where people were walking around openly with firearms. Oh, wait...
The guy’s principles are fine, but I think he was a bit naieve regarding how this could play out.
I can’t see any good coming from it.
This could link 2A proponents with the nutcases at the Occupy movements.
Or, they can be portrayed as “terrorizing a peaceful protest”,
or.... Pick it.
Kasim needs a civics lesson
Methinks many forget where this OA kind of political rhetoric goes, and the unnamed RKBA guy reminded everyone. Better the reminder appear early, rather than wait until the OA types go Stalin en masse.
...elections have consequences....
...elections have consequences....
I heard the OATL folks want to start a recall effort because of this.
Good luck with that!
Occupy DC tents, July 1932
Occupy DC protestors being chased off by police, 1932
....and when that didn't work, they brought in the US Army..... with tanks.
Tanks, mounted cavalry, tear gas, bayonets: Regular Army forces including MacArthur and Patton drive off Occupy DC 1932, under orders of FDR
Yes, and unlike the “Occupy” group, the 1932 incident was composed of US Army WW1 veterans who fought for the United States of America.
The Bonus Army: it’s been debated that using the Army to forcibly evict military veterans was one of the factors contributing to Hoover’s defeat. Even Dwight D. Eisenhower (an aide to MacArthur at the time) was against it. I believe Ike later said, “I told that dumb SOB (MacArthur) not to go down there; I told him it was no place for the Chief of Staff.”
Growing up, I recall that was one of many gripes my dad had against MacArthur (my dad was a WW2 USN carrier pilot); that, and he viewed MacArthur as a “prima donna” and a “ham.”
On July 28, 1932, FDR wasn’t President.
Herber Hoover was.
...so was Ike. IIRC, this was his first taste of action.
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