Occupy - Revisited

In late 2011, I talked about the Occupy Wall Street movement.

For a while, it seemed that the "Occupy" movment had taken a break, but they are back. What is different this time, is that we know more about the "Occupiers." Water Williams, who serves on the faculty of George Mason University exposed these "Downtrodden" folks.

Here are some interesting facts about the "Occupiers" who were arrested in NYC.

During last year's Occupy movement, truly seedy-looking characters camped out on the streets and in the parks of several of our cities, causing millions of dollars of property damage. They committed robberies, thefts and sex crimes. Some of their lowlife acts, such as defecating and urinating in public and on police vehicles, were filmed. These people also portrayed themselves as 99 percenters. It turns out that they weren't that at all.

Will Rahn, deputy editor for The Daily Caller, wrote an article titled "NYC arrest records: Many Occupy Wall Street protesters live in luxury" (Nov. 2, 2011). Nearly 1,000 protesters were arrested in New York between Sept. 18 and Oct. 15. Police collected information on each arrestee's name, age, sex, criminal charge, home address and -- in most cases -- race. The median value of the homes of the arrestees was $305,000 -- a far higher number than the $185,400 median value of owner-occupied homes of the rest of us. Ninety-five of the arrestees lived in homes valued at more than $500,000. Those who rented paid a median rent of $1,850 per month. Of the 984 protesters arrested, at least 797 are white. One Occupy Wall Street protester arrested -- presumably, if you listen to the mainstream media, penniless and from a blue-collar family -- lived in an $850,000 home in the nation's capital.

This raises some questions - why were they in NYC causing trouble. Don't they have a job? Do they feel guilty about their position in society? How many other posers are in the Occupy movement?