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Patricia Williams and Darren Johnson, an African/Black couple in S.E. Portland, were met with multiple sheriffs' deputy cars at their home this morning in an attempt to forcibly evict them. A rapid response network was activated and about 50 concerned community members and activists showed up.
Doctors diagnosed Patricia with a pulmonary disease a few years ago, forcing her to give up her job.
The couple says they fought their bank for a modification on their mortgage with no response, until they found out about the foreclosure months later.
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Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Just saw this as I was headed off to bed... Sorry if I offend anyone with Occupy these days but what in the heck were they thinking?
S/F on bringing the story but FAIL on these two people for bringing THAT into a Residential neighborhood. I'd have gone ballistic with Occupy STL if they even considered a thing like this while I was a member and the police were confrontational. I looked this place up of Google Earth, as other stories have the address, and there are apartment blocks on that street with a Church a block over. The whole area is Residential with play sets visible by what I could see and within range of that.
It's bad enough that people were bringing their kids into the combat camps that had confrontation as a fact of life (as opposed to the majority which didn't have any confrontations until the very end of the 2011 protest season) but this is bringing confrontation INTO other peoples front yards and where kids totally removed from Occupy live.
This IS about Occupy because that line of cops with the non-Lethal riot guns wouldn't be all set and dressed for success with ANY other protest group on the first contact. Only Occupy brings that response as a sure thing, anywhere in America now and as a 100% predictable outcome.
Originally posted by ubeenhad
Patricia Williams and Darren Johnson, an African/Black couple.
Things are only going to get worse, and if the cops want to keep the protests peaceful, then they themselves better do the same.
Originally posted by khimbar
Originally posted by ubeenhad
Patricia Williams and Darren Johnson, an African/Black couple.
Why does that matter?edit on 31-10-2012 by khimbar because: (no reason given)
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Originally posted by ubeenhad
Originally posted by khimbar
Originally posted by ubeenhad
Patricia Williams and Darren Johnson, an African/Black couple.
Why does that matter?edit on 31-10-2012 by khimbar because: (no reason given)
I thought that was odd too.
Come on, they didn't go all IRA and blow up a cop car. They were peaceful, and if you or the cops don't think so then come to Phoenix. We will show you real dissent.