Reply #54: Well, no, it's not moot. It certainly won't be mute, as they'll be making a lot of noise.

[MADem]

The horse was out of the barn when that asshat in NYC broke out the pepper spray. That sort of set the tone.

If they do nothing, those guys will not leave. Weather doesn't get awful in LA.

I don't think the police will get aggressive--they surely can do this in other ways. It might take time, though, and they may have to do it incrementally.

The portapotty thing could work eventually, but in the short term, you'll find people shitting in bags and leaving it on the steps of the state house. It happens. They might want to put in a few spare security cameras from inside buildings looking out.

They could always start fining individuals for camping w/o a permit or some other ordinance violations as well. Individual tickets, and then start pulling drivers' licenses and docking state tax refunds if they don't pay up.

Some individuals within the OWS framework do not realize it, but being forced to swap out their paradigm is a good thing. They need a new approach.

The "camping schtick" is stale already.