Theft has apparently become a concern downtown for the #occupywallstreet protesters, as I predicted. Interesting tidbit:
“Stealing is our biggest problem at the moment,” said Nan Terrie, 18, a kitchen and legal-team volunteer from Fort Lauderdale.
“I had my Mac stolen — that was like $5,500. Every night, something else is gone. Last night, our entire [kitchen] budget for the day was stolen, so the first thing I had to do was . . . get the message out to our supporters that we needed food!”
A $5,500 Mac. (It’s possible: You just have to get all the luxury add-ons.) How’s that for wealth redistribution?
Where’s my poll question? « Big Smoke
on Nov 3rd, 2011
@ 4:08 pm:
[…] Certainly, I’ve spent a lot of time writing words blaming the protesters themselves for their lack of savvy when it comes to public image, but I only really know New York’s folks, and while I could […]