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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I understood "Occupy Wallstreet". Now... it just seems like bored people that don't have jobs. I'm not sure what good camping out is doing. The point was made months ago - big banks got bailouts but hard-working average Americans that fell on bad times didn't, and that just isn't fair or right.  Now what? The message was heard, but the message is now getting diluted by the few violent thugs and by the perception that its just a bunch of bored  unemployed guys with nothing better to do. [/quote]

First, where are the "few violent thugs" that keep being mentioned? That must be a story that only appears on Fox News because I am a news addict and haven't seen any such stories (but, I rarely watch Fox News). As for "now what?", today OWS is engaging in "Occupy Our Homes" in order to draw attention to the foreclosure issue. All over the country, occupiers are engaging in activities aimed at stopping foreclosures. This is where the gap between the 1 percent and the 99 percent really becomes clear. The bankers were bailed out and not are provided record bonuses. At the other end of the spectrum, people are being tossed out of their homes. A concrete step in addressing this inequity is to reform the foreclosure process.

Also, many of the occupiers are employed. These are not a bunch of bored college kids. Bored college kids would have moved on by now. To the contrary, there are people of all ages who are making a huge commitment. They deserve an immense amount of praise. 
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I'm the PP quoted. I don't watch Fox News either. But there are a few thugs giving the movement a bad name. Let's see...
In Novemeber, a woman protester at the Occupy Philadelphia encampment at City Hall was raped in a tent (reported on multiple news outlets, like ABC News). Sexual assaults have been reported from camps in Hartford, Montreal, Australia, DC, and Baltimore.  The protesters in New Orleans didn't notice a dead homeless guy for 2 days (death had nothing to do with them, just a body in their camp that no one paid any attention to). In LA, Madison, and Austin, there have been reports of public lewdness, including one allegation that a protester exposed himself and masturbated in front of several people, including children.

Movements like this - regardless of cause - will attract "undesirable" people that commit crimes. And unfortunately, they give the movement a bad name even though they have little to do with the movement.

I'm unsure how a handful of people sitting at vacant property is going to affect foreclosure reform.  Seriously. We are attempting to buy a home that was foreclosed on. The owners had it on the market for a year before it was foreclosed. We've put in an offer. Our realtor told us not to expect a reply for 4-6 months on our offer.  So if the Occupy protesters came and camped out at the property, it wouldn't impact anybody but the potential buyer, because the bank does not care about the house at all.

I've been through several foreclosed homes. Many have been completely trashed by the previous owners who were bitter about the foreclosure. Sledgehammers taken to toilets and tiling. Carpets purposely ripped up. Holes in the wall. Yes, loosing your home to a greedy bank isn't a great thing to go through. But being childish and throwing a tantrum and destroying things does not help. The families loose any sympathy from me when I witness the effects of their childish behavior.

I've also known people who decided to foreclose because they were underwater. They don't have my sympathy either. Buying a home is a risk, and should be approached that way. Instead, people thought it was a great way to make money. When they lost, they cry foul. You know what? I lost money in my investments and I don't think anyone should pay it back. It was a risk that I took. Yes, its not fair that the big banks got bailouts and the rest of us didn't. And yes, there needs to be reform. But pepole also need to take responsibility for their actions.[/quote]

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