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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The irony should not escape anyone that our taxpayer dollars were used to remove an encampment on private property but DC refuses to address the issue of the semi-permanent structures erected on the Van Ness sidewalks.  While there are not tents, this is clearly an around-the-clock encampment.  The protesters have chairs, umbrellas, tables for food, and more.  If there is a storm, it is likely that many of the billboards will end up blocking the street and the flagpoles will become projectiles.  This is a public danger and should be removed.[/quote]

I think it's best to avoid a confrontation and let things stay there; if billboards start blowing over, then go take the rest of them down afterwards. The chairs and umbrellas don't seem like a reason to go shut it down. No one is out there making any noise past 6 p.m. or so. [/quote]

We've seen over and over that avoiding confrontation invites escalation. You have rules, you don't enforce them, you communicate lack of interest in or the capacity to enforce rules. There's an organized national movement, and it's testing what it can get away with.[/quote]

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