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After encampment ends, NYC Occupiers become nomads
Associated Press ^ | 1/12/12 | MEGHAN BARR

Posted on 01/12/2012 11:41:46 AM PST by SmithL

NEW YORK (AP) -- It was only a few nights after the Occupy protesters began sleeping in his church sanctuary when the Rev. Bob Brashear realized that his laptop was missing.

The refugees from Manhattan's Zuccotti Park had found their way to his cavernous Presbyterian church on a cold winter evening, hoping to stay for a few nights, maybe longer. It was the latest stopover for the nomadic group, which has been living in a rotating series of churches since the city shut down its camp in November.

"There was a sense of shock and sadness that it had happened," said Brashear, whose laptop will soon be replaced by Occupy organizers. "And there's a common understanding that if there's one more theft in the church, that's it."

This is what the Occupy encampment has become: a band of homeless protesters with no place to go. Amid accusations of drug use and sporadic theft, they've been sleeping on church pews for weeks, consuming at least $20,000 of the donations that Occupy Wall Street still has in its coffers. Their existence is being hotly debated at Occupy meetings: Are these people truly "Occupiers" who deserve free food and a roof over their heads?

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 99percentlie; corruption; cultureofcorruption; democrats; fraud; haha; liberaltrash; nobama2012; obama; obamayouth; occupiers; occupy; occupyisalie; occupylist; occupywallstreet; occuscum; ows; owscrime; owsisajoke; zuccotti; zuccottipark
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1 posted on 01/12/2012 11:41:49 AM PST by SmithL
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2 posted on 01/12/2012 11:43:04 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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3 posted on 01/12/2012 11:43:17 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: SmithL

The good “Rev” better keep watch over his accounts for Identity Theft too.


4 posted on 01/12/2012 11:46:37 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: SmithL

Anyone who’s shocked that the OWS parasites would steal from him deserves what he gets.


5 posted on 01/12/2012 11:47:07 AM PST by sthguard (The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
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Occupy nowhere?


6 posted on 01/12/2012 11:49:03 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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The OWS scum steal from a church, crap on cop cars and yet they're heroes.
Meanwhile, Marines taking a whiz on the battlefield have become the embodiment of the Antichrist.
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
7 posted on 01/12/2012 11:49:13 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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"There was a sense of shock and sadness that it had happened,"

The punch line "Why are you surprised? -- I'm a scorpion!" comes to mind.

8 posted on 01/12/2012 11:49:13 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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‘The refugees from Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park had found...’

refugees??? An odd way of portraying it.


9 posted on 01/12/2012 11:52:07 AM PST by 556x45
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It was only a few nights after the Occupy protesters began sleeping in his church sanctuary when the Rev. Bob Brashear realized that his laptop was missing.

Mine disappears every time I stand up.

10 posted on 01/12/2012 11:52:37 AM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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They are the heart and soul of Obamaworld.


11 posted on 01/12/2012 11:54:02 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Gimme that old time fossil fuel.)
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Guess that makes God a 1 percenter.


12 posted on 01/12/2012 11:54:52 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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It appears that the zombies they warned us about through film and literature have finally arrived, but instead of flesh to eat, they search out property to steal.


13 posted on 01/12/2012 11:58:00 AM PST by SpaceBar
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Their existence is being hotly debated at Occupy meetings: Are these people truly "Occupiers" who deserve free food and a roof over their heads?

I disagree with their basic premise. Even if these "nomads" really ARE "truly Occupiers", it does not mean they "deserve" free food and a roof over their heads. Quite the opposite, in fact.

14 posted on 01/12/2012 11:58:16 AM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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“Their existence is being hotly debated at Occupy meetings: Are these people truly “Occupiers” who deserve free food and a roof over their heads?”

Doesn’t everyone deserve everything according to their philosophy? I thought only capitalists were mean enough not to give everyone free food and a home? Why does the Occupy movement discriminate against non-Occupiers? How is that different than not giving benefits to illegal aliens?


15 posted on 01/12/2012 12:04:14 PM PST by Hacklehead (Winchester 52, because everyone needs a 22 rimfire that weighs 12 pounds.)
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STUPPID BYUSSED MEDEA!@!!!!!!11 NOT REPOTYING it mustibin like a 1per senter T PARTYER hoo stole that lapptop????????? now im sooooo sadd :( :( :(


16 posted on 01/12/2012 12:07:23 PM PST by Lonely Bull
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"At least 30 percent of the crowd is a mix of chronically homeless, drug-addicted people, some of whom suffer from "psychological issues,"

Surprised AP let this slip in. The enablers on high have realized their "useless idiots" are no longer of use......

17 posted on 01/12/2012 12:07:47 PM PST by DKM
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The refugees from Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park had found...’

refugees??? An odd way of portraying it.


Zuccottistinian refugees!!!!!!!!!1111!!11!!leventy!!!111!!


18 posted on 01/12/2012 12:09:45 PM PST by Peet (Cogito ergo dubito.)
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Nomads.......occupy..........LOL

Nomad -- A person with no fixed residence who roams about

19 posted on 01/12/2012 12:10:31 PM PST by cincinnati65 (We've been taken for a ride - by Wall Street and Washington DC - Welcome to Amerika!)
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Maybe they’ll learn how to herd sheep, or hunt pigeons. Nomad is an improvement over professional leech.


20 posted on 01/12/2012 12:16:14 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Diplomacy is war by other means.)
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