After Violent Attack by Anarchists, NYTimes Strains to Note Occupy Protests 'Largely Devoid of Property Damage'
Monday brought more downplaying of violence and vandalism within the Occupy Wall Street movement, from the New York Times. Joseph Goldstein and Colin Moynihan reported for the Metro section: "3 Arrested in Manhattan as March Turns Into a Melee."
A group of people who had attended an anarchist book fair in Manhattan later marched to a nearby Starbucks on Saturday night and began swinging at the windows with metal pipes, as frightened customers hid under tables, the police said.
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When they arrived at the Starbucks, about five blocks east at Astor Place and Lafayette Street, about 8:45 p.m., some in the group began to swing at the windows with long metal pipes, the police said, although on Sunday there was no evident damage to the windows. In a statement, the police said that patrons hid under tables afraid “that they would be hit by flying glass.” Two witnesses said that the group had tried to enter the coffeehouse, but were locked out by those inside.
When a police sergeant and several officers tried to arrest those who were swinging the pipes, about 25 of the demonstrators fought back with the pipes and bottles, the police said; a sergeant and a lieutenant were hurt.
Even after describing the nihilist violence of the anarchists, the Times couldn't help straining to offer a backhanded defense of the related Occupy Wall Street movement, which began as a leftist sit-in at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan.
The demonstration, which, according to the police and witnesses, left in its path a trail of graffiti and tipped garbage cans, had more in common with anarchist actions at events like the Group of 20 meeting in Pittsburgh in 2009 than with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York, which have been largely devoid of property damage.
That's an interesting formulation, used only when there's been criminal behavior during left-wing marches. An April 24, 2010 story on an illegal immigration rally in Arizona made the silly claim that "hundreds of demonstrators massed, mostly peacefully," while leaving off the attacks on police that occurred. And the Times for some reason skipped right over the massive vandalism and violence of Occupy Oakland.
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The media will miss no
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 9:19pm.
The media will miss no opportunity to cast the Occupiers as a peaceful bunch of flower children.
Headline:Mob in Paris Sets Fire to Cars.
Subhead: Property damage was scarce in OWS protests....
Headline: Police break up riot by Neo-Nazis
Subhead: OWS protests were largely peaceful.
and on...and on....
Lets see what they say after
Submitted by hardrock01 on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 9:37pm.
Lets see what they say after this summer.
I hope they identify these protesters by name
Submitted by ThisnThat on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 10:09pm.
so that o'bama can give them a call, and tell everybody "if I had a son, ...."
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Not looking forward
Submitted by bmac32 on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 10:35pm.
This summer is going to be bloody, just wait and see. For the most part these people are out of control and half the cities in this country pretend they aren't there.
Tampa....Tampa...
Submitted by jdripper on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 10:47pm.
Tampa has the makings to be a slaughterhouse.
Jack
There are more than a few who
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 1:27am.
There are more than a few who say this summer and fall will be very violent and a possible call for martial law. I tend to slough such talk off, but in the back of my haid, this little voice says ..."watch out".
Largely devoid of property damage, huh?
Submitted by jpwcpa on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 1:42am.
And Europe was largely devoid of Holocausts during the 20th century.
Right
Submitted by needle on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 7:05am.
…and in recent OWS
rampagesactivities there were few if anyrapes, murders, assaults, stabbings, untoward events.- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
You're forgetting,
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 7:48am.
You're forgetting, needle...those crimes were committed, not by occupiers, but by others who just wandered by and attatched themselves to the edges of the group.
First to go
Submitted by Annie Ashe Fields on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 3:20am.
These MORONS don't realize they will be the FIRST to go when it all falls apart!
OWS types don't care if you are "on their side." All they care about is that YOU have STUFF THEY WANT. That's it.
I remember typing something similar to this about Mika B. when she was defending these people. It happened to be shortly after she'd returned from what she said was a weekend at their family vacation home in Maine. I typed then and I'll type it again now: The vacation home in Maine will be squatted and the doorman won't save you from the hoards when they show up at your building in Manhattan. These FOOLS don't understand the EVIL we are dealing with. These people are VERMIN. They are COCKROACHES that need to be STOPPED NOT MOLLIFIED.
Good grief.
Good grief, indeed!
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 7:50am.
Mika and her ilk always think they will be exempt from the destruction, because they have the "right" attitude.
It's just like Michael Moore talking about "the rich" as if he's not one of them. Moore actually had the unmitigated gall to preach that "they" have "our" money!!
To folks like Mike and Mika, the rich are always "those people over there, not me."
"Anarchist Book Fair"?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 8:00am.
Is that like a "Child Porn Festival"?
I was wondering...
Submitted by GW on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:38am.
exactly how does one ORGANIZE an ANARCHIST Book Festival?
who are you going to believe?
Submitted by ohio granny on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 9:34am.
Who are you going to believe the New York Slimes, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, ABC, NBC or your very own lying eyes? I believe my very own lying eyes. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did they bother checking with Oaxland, California?
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 11:06am.
OWS caused major property damage there. Of course, since it isn't fitting to NYT's agenda, it doesn't exist.
Ruins lives with no property damage?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:04pm.
OWS is, like, the neutron bomb of political protests!
Whoo knoo?