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Occupy Boston drops suit against city
MassLive.com ^

Posted on 12/21/2011 6:45:23 PM PST by matt04

Residents of the Occupy Boston encampment have dropped a lawsuit against the city of Boston, saying slow-moving litigation wasn't the best way to meet their goals.

The residents of the tent city at Dewey Square lived in the public park for 10 weeks in a protest against what they said was the disproportionate political and economic power given to an elite few.

Earlier this month, Occupy Boston sued the city to stop it from dismantling the camp. But a judge ruled Dec. 7 they didn't have a constitutional right to live there, and Mayor Thomas Menino removed them a few days later, citing public safety concerns.

Occupy Boston had appealed the judge's ruling. But on Wednesday the group said it decided lengthy litigation wasn't the best way to work for a more just society.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: boston; occupyboston; ows; thomasmenino
Have they been told to give the occupations up as it was hurting Obama?
1 posted on 12/21/2011 6:45:29 PM PST by matt04
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To: matt04

Yeah, I don’t think it was helping Warren either.


2 posted on 12/21/2011 6:58:01 PM PST by GreatRoad (O < 0)
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To: matt04
the group said it decided lengthy litigation wasn't the best way to work for a more just society.

Funny, but we conservatives say the same thing. Justice should be swift, and not obstructed by the Black-Robed Priests.

3 posted on 12/21/2011 7:33:37 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: matt04

It may be time for a more violent, quicker solution, boys and girls.


4 posted on 12/21/2011 7:56:01 PM PST by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine)
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