Occupy Calgary/Do Not Merge

[longsuffering]

In one sense I suppose I should be proud that our legal system showed such flexibility to accommodate the 'unique' nature of the Occupy Calgary membership but I find I'm rather disgusted that our courts disregarded their own procedures and bent over backwards and allowed Occupiers to make a mockery of the procedure

Again, it would seem Occupiers are being granted more rights and greater latitude than the rest of us.

It's a joke. Why should I observe any bylaw? Why should I respect our legal system if it is so easily hijacked by nutbars such as those 'performing' at the courthouse today?

It's like I'm living in bizarro world.

[OffsideSpecialist]

It seems like Calgary got all the special occupiers. I haven't heard of any of this ridiculousness around here.

[First Lady]

Just heard on CTV news that some people from Occupy Edmonton have moved in at Occupy Calgary. There are four and they have invited more to come.

They brought their own tents and money to help winterize the Calgary camp.

[Bigtime]

Enough is enough, we cannot stand idly by and let Edmontonian hippies invade the city.

[Yasa]

The number of participants should be indicative of their entire support.

[Thor]

How many people roughly are down there occupying now?

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by Thor

How many people roughly are down there occupying now?

There were six tents after they did the removal of unoccupied ones. That consisted of one info tent, one first aid station and 4 "resident" tents. Latest media report I heard said they are now up to about a dozen resident tents.

[CaptainCrunch]

I did laugh a the occupyer legal representative who wasn't a lawyer who basically stated that he wasn't living at the occupy tent.

[Stranger]

Originally Posted by First Lady

I should probably put this in funny pic thread but hey was written by an occupier.

She's right! I've been shaving all these years like a sucker!

[CaptainCrunch]

not taking a shower plus letting the natural grow.

I bet her tent smells like a bear pit.

[chemgear]

And the hippies have arrived:

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome


And I wonder if, the more they waste time tossing them out, the more hippies will come from around the country/nearby areas.

[TorqueDog]

I can't wait until they get ruled against just as they have in every other city and their 'winterizing' is all for naught.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I can't wait until they get ruled against just as they have in every other city and their 'winterizing' is all for naught.

Here is to hoping, last thing I'd want is our city turn into the country's dumping group for this useless segment of society.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by chemgear

And the hippies have arrived:

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome


And I wonder if, the more they waste time tossing them out, the more hippies will come from around the country/nearby areas.

As the only city that have allowed these parasites to stick around, I'm sure if the judge rules against the City on Monday they'll all head here for the hopes of free rent and electricity.

[kirant]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

Alright so thus far today the protesters have tried the following arguments:

• Grass dies in the winter
• Children don't get ticketed for chalk on the sidewalk
• 796 children have DIED while we debate damage to a park

God I hope they use the Chewbacca defence next! please please please

I think they already ARE trying the Chewbacca defence. It's the only argument that makes sense for...anything they're doing.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by chemgear

And the hippies have arrived:

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome


And I wonder if, the more they waste time tossing them out, the more hippies will come from around the country/nearby areas.

This is probably the only scenario where the introduction of Edmontonians will improve the smell of the area.

[First Lady]

Looks like city has reopened negotiations with them.

[jtfrogger]

Originally Posted by First Lady

Looks like city has reopened negotiations with them.

The city is calling their bluff.

[CaptainCrunch]

I will be incredibly pissed off if the city in any way foots any costs for these occupyer's to get public space.

That includes so called public forums, meeting spaces, city personal or even a bar of soap.

If they want these spaces or city facilitators they can pay for them like the rest of us would have too.

As an add on they basically declared the city park as their own when they invited the City to make an appearance there.

This would be an incredible failure on the cities part.

The only thing that is acceptable to me is to keep sending bylaw officers in to write fines and tickets for every single bylaw breech and enforce non payment of those fines and tickets when the tickets become due. To send bylaw officers in on a regular basis to inspect the camp site for safety and health hazards and issues, and for further damage to the park and then if the Judge grants the injunction on Monday to write a invoice to the occupy movement for the damage to the park to the tune of about $55,000.00 and when they fail to pay it to run them through the courts.

[taco.vidal]

With members like Pincott and Farrel on city council I wouldn't be surprised.\

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I will be incredibly pissed off if the city in any way foots any costs for these occupyer's to get public space.

That includes so called public forums, meeting spaces, city personal or even a bar of soap.

If they want these spaces or city facilitators they can pay for them like the rest of us would have too.

As an add on they basically declared the city park as their own when they invited the City to make an appearance there.

This would be an incredible failure on the cities part.

The only thing that is acceptable to me is to keep sending bylaw officers in to write fines and tickets for every single bylaw breech and enforce non payment of those fines and tickets when the tickets become due. To send bylaw officers in on a regular basis to inspect the camp site for safety and health hazards and issues, and for further damage to the park and then if the Judge grants the injunction on Monday to write a invoice to the occupy movement for the damage to the park to the tune of about $55,000.00 and when they fail to pay it to run them through the courts.