Protesters peacefully leave Marshall Park (Freeloaders gotta go - city removes port-a-jons)

Charlotte Observer ^ | 9/07/12 | April Bethea, Joe Marusak, Karen Sullivan

[Libloather]

Protesters peacefully leave Marshall Park
By April Bethea, Joe Marusak and Karen Sullivan
The Charlotte Observer
Posted: Friday, Sep. 07, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Protesters peacefully exited Marshall Park on Friday shortly after the noon deadline came for them to leave.

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Evan Kelley of Jacksonville, Fla., said he was one of the last people to use a port-a-jon at the park. He said he tried to wake people to warn them the toilets were being taken away.

“The city was handling things very well until this incident,” he said. “To leave everyone without a place to go the bathroom, there’s no excuse for that.”

Kelley said it leaves people with no option but to relieve themselves in “places that they shouldn’t.”

[Libloather]

Kelley said he planned to stay in Charlotte for a few more days to see the city. He said he might stay in a hotel but, pointing to his backpack, said he was prepared to do some “urban camping” if necessary.

Hanging out in mom's basement really shouldn't be considered 'camping'.

[jaz.357]

Kelley said it leaves people with no option but to relieve themselves in “places that they shouldn’t.”

What, No Police car near the park?

[FlingWingFlyer]

He said he tried to wake people to warn them the toilets were being taken away.

Another college education wasted on the hopeless and the useless.

[pallis]

Did they pick up after themselves?

[count-your-change]

“The city was handling things very well until this incident,” he said. “To leave everyone without a place to go the bathroom, there’s no excuse for that.”

They have a very good place to go to find a toilet...it’s called “home”.