The Occupation Of Louisville Continues

I'm proud of our Metro Council for offering a permit to OL so they can legally camp outside and have access to bathrooms.   Bravo!

The tents that make up the Occupy Louisville encampment strained against their stakes on a recent afternoon as a warm wind whipped through Founders Square. About 20 tents dotted the small park along Muhammad Ali Boulevard between Fifth Street and Armory Place. On one of them, someone had written “99% broke” in permanent marker.Louisville’s Occupy protest, which began Oct. 4, is one of dozens of similar encampments across the country that have sprung up since demonstrations began near Wall Street in New York on Sept. 17. But even as a wave of police actions this week cleared protest sites in such cities as Oakland, Calif., and New York, Occupy Louisville remains undisturbed.

The absurd level of police presence around the country is embarrassing.  Many YouTubes and network TV shots of cops pepper spraying, punching in the face, etc. unprovoked by protesters, prove that the main source of violence at these peaceful protests come from the cops.  And what's up with all the para-military gear like body armor and assault weapons?  It's a ridiculous over-reaction.