Posted on 11/03/2011 3:33:13 PM PDT by tobyhill
Alleged sexual assaults at Occupy Wall Street camps have raised concerns about security in a handful of cities, including reports of rape and groping in tents at New York's Zuccotti Park and a sex offender in Dallas having sex with an underage runaway.
"These protests have a history of welcoming everyone and just assuming they're on your side," said David Meyer, a professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine, who studies protest movements.
The recent reports of assaults have created a problem the "Occupy" movement is being challenged to address head-on.
"We always encourage victims to go through the proper channels and contact police," said Brendan Burke, 41, who helps run the security team in Zuccotti Park.
But that's not always the case. Burke admitted there have been times when members of the community have taken it upon themselves to chase off men who exposed themselves in the park.
"If there is a consensus that someone is bothering another person, the community will take care of it," he said. "Still, we always notify victims to contact police."
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- addressing the allegations of sexual assault today -- said the reported practice of chasing perpetrators, rather than reporting them to police, is "despicable." If the reports are true, he said, the protesters have made the city less safe.
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From Animal Farm: “Some occupiers are more equal than others”
Interestingly enough, Grim Woman (she says it’s her REAL name - LOL!), who claims to be one of the OWS “leaders” (that part I believe, she’s dumb enough) says that the OWS “protestors (who claim to have ALL the answer’s to America’s problems) just don’t know what to do about THIS problem.
Funny, those of us who are NOT part of the 99% they claim to represent know what to do - CALL THE D@MN COPS AND REPORT THE RAPES!!!!
MORONS!!!!
ABC about 10 days late to the “party” writing a “see we cover both sides of every story” story.
Does she seriously claim her birth name, given to her by her mother and father, is Grim Woman ? And she was one of the organizers of this ? Help, help help, somebody please get us out of here.
To the Occupukes, the cops are Evil repressors, yet also some how part of the 99%. They’re conflicted...
Funny. The rapists are “alleged” but Cain is guilty.
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