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Occupy Palm Beach Protesters Arrested After Literally Attaching Themselves to Old City Hall With PVC Pipe, Duct Tape

Mar. 5, 2012 10:30pm Tiffany Gabbay

Despite eviction notices from the city of Palm Beach, Occupy protesters refused to leave their encampment at the old City Hall — to the point where they literally duct-taped themselves to the structure — and were swiftly arrested on Monday.

According to WPTV the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deployed its Emergency Field Force to old City Hall in the wee hours before 5 a.m. and began rooting out approximately a dozen Occupy Palm Beach County demonstrators, arresting many from the group. Some had reportedly wrapped their arms in a combination of PVC piping and duct tape in an effort to physically attach themselves to a pipe on the second floor balcony.

In fact, a fire rescue crew was required to use a special tool to cut the piping and tape from protesters’ arms without causing injury.

WPTV adds:

So far, deputies have confirmed the arrests of Jacqueline Bryant, John Pope, Frazier Williams and Peter Olegevich.

Olegevich was charged with trespassing only. Bryant, Pope and Frazier are charged with trespassing, resisting arrests without violence and criminal mischief. Frazier had a previous warrant for his arrest.

The streets at the intersection of North Olive Avenue and Banyan Boulevard were temporarily closed while Fire Rescue used ladders to reach protesters camped on the second-floor balcony. [...]

The demonstrators are part of a nationwide movement demanding reforms in banking, housing and corporate regulations. Their North Olive Avenue and Banyan Boulevard encampment was the third site the group occupied in West Palm Beach since late October. They had been at the site since late last year.

According to the report, protesters held their ground at the old City Hall site despite warnings since late February from police that they would be subject to arrest.

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Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:23am
Here is a novel thought -

If we stop talking about it – maybe they will go away

But if we FREAK OUT every time one of these useful idiots speaks – then all we are doing is firthering their cause.

People – there is a difference between FREEDOM and FREE STUFF.
Defend freedom with your life — and look down on able bodied Americans with their hands out.

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- Onowicit
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:38pm
  Here is a novel thought, lets be willing to go to jail also. Help the police, support the fireman, bring them cookies, pizza, coffee, and then go pee pee on the “protester”. Ignoring these people is what we have done for years. there is only one way to stop a bully. I do like the idea of leaving them there taped at least until they poop and pee themselves.
  
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Geminitis
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:17am
How about a new strategy to get rid of these senseless morons. Just cut off their supplies. Don’t allow food or water to get to them and they will just go away. Isolate them in a siege type mentality and it will work. No violence, no police in danger, no wrestling with dirty union paid minions.

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- Onowicit
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:41pm
  But i like wrestling with dirty union paid minions. Wow, I can’t believe I just said that out loud.
  
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AnAmerican111
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:55am
Why not just leave them there?………….maybe add a little extra tape to shut their mouths………
………if they die who cares!…
…………OWS are nothing more than garbage anyways!

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- meeester
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:51pm
  re: extra tape….I was thinking of sticky, glue-like spray foam.
  http://www.howitworksdaily.com/technology/experimental-crowd-control-riot-foam/
  
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rich55z
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:43am
If they are taped so tightly that they need the fire department to free them, why don’t they just leave them there until they pass out?

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Tickdog
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:34am
set the pole on fire.. i bet they will move then!

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tropicgirl
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:25am
These people are not local to the area. They have come from outside in order to try to organize. There are a very few. Watch them get released, no problem.

What they are doing makes no sense and everyone knows it. We have other, real activists, here, but they do not follow these outside organizers.

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BlackCrow
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:12am
Duct tape? I have yet to know a cop that didn’t have a pocket knife. IDIOTS!

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DanielBurke
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 7:56am
Union run OWS protests are essentially exploiting homeless people by paying them a few dollars to “occupy” whatever space they’re told to occupy. These people have no idea what they’re “protesting” they are being used and abused. A tremendous waste of time and resources for that community.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 7:30am
Times are tough ya all…they can’t afford chains and locks anymore…no wonder they are out occupying. LOL

Lock em all up…we have some vacancies at shuttered federal prisons. Sure they need some upgrades but the OWS would get 3 hots and cot.

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- lukerw
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:33am
  SPRING BREAK… should be interesting… and destructive… this year!
  
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RightUnite
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 5:21am
Duct taped themselves?? Good! Make our job easier… They also make excellent targets that don’t move.

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wordweaver
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 4:01am
They “literally” duct-taped themselves, Tiffany? Could you explain to me how they could have “figuratively” duct-taped themselves? You see, “literally” should be used when a phrase might possibly be taken in a figurative sense. It is not used to add extra emphasis to a phrase that can only be literal in its interpretation. As one who is posing as a journalist, you should probably know this.

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- TimCotter
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 5:02am
  wordweaver, stop being pedantic!
  
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2theADDLED
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:29am
Everyone needs to start filming and photographing these occuturds so we can identify them so they can never get a job in the U.S.A. ever.
Lets see them put that on their Resume.

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EP46
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:27am
Why not leave them attached to the pipes and sprinkle some bird seed in the area ?

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HorseCrazy
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:20am
the ows crowd is uglier than the people of walmart pics. where on earth do they find these pieces of trash

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- mharry860
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:32am
  Nice observation, I usually turn my Walmart trips into a game. See how many good looking women are there, usually 6-8 out of hundreds.
  
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- grandmaof5
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 2:18am
  I certainly hope they back-charged them for expenses incurred. Why should any city have to pay for anything these slugs do? They should have to reimburse cities, and maybe the unions will get tired of paying, or the members will wake up and say “no more!”.
  
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- sasquatch08
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:22am
  @MHarry:
  
  You should look up the symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and play a game to see how many of the kids with serious symptoms you see.
  
  No joke, we did this in college (screwed up I know) but there’s A LOT.
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:06am
Okay – anyone wonder if Obama is going to grant some kind of Presidential blanket pardon for all of the Occupy members who somehow wind up in jail? Of course this will probably happen if he does decide to go for broke, nullify the Nov elections and become an autocratic ruler of the nation.

Can we just send these ‘useful idiots of Obama-light insanity’ to North Korea?

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orchardwall
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:56pm
I would have left the fools there, duct taped to the wall, pipe, whatever, ’til they were SCREAMING for release. My reply? “Nope; this was your choice. ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES! These are yours! Bye.”

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JP4JOY
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:30pm
Empty a few cans of pepper spray then try out a variety of tasers. Then they would be ready for arrest.

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Mr.Fitnah
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:08pm
“In fact, a fire rescue crew was required to use a special tool to cut the piping and tape from protesters’ arms without causing injury.”
Waste of taxpayer money

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:45pm
  The Jaws of Life would work very , very quickly. With lots of screaming, Video for sale . Capitalism at it’s best
  
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Not going to take it anymore
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:06pm
Socialist feel that they have the right to decide who can and what they can have! Not to mention who can live and who can die.

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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:05pm
Reminds me of the “Dancing Protest” at the Jefferson Memorial.

Disgraced American Veteran, KGB and RT TV paid mouthpiece, Ron Paul endorsing Adam Kokesh along with pro-marxist agitator Medea Benjamin of Code-Pink and 9/11 Truthers disrupting and desecrating the Jefferson Memorial, forcing Park Police to close down the memorial causing families and children to leave.

The demonstrators violated a law against the solemn atmosphere at and in the memorial, ignoring signs for quiet and a dignified approach to appreciating the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.

Same type crap from the “other” left in America.

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- Razorhunters
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 4:47am
  would like to see your explanation of newts 300,000 $ etics payoff
  also show your proof of 9/11.
  i can show hundreds of hours of experts that will cut any bs govt report to shreds.
  explain the freefall , explain the 1000+ degree heat for weeks after…etcetcetc
  
  you really are a dam shill.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on March 6, 2012 at 5:57am
  Tell me Ron Paul shill… who am I shilling for? You don’t read me writing political ads here shilling for anyone do you?
  
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cookcountypatriot
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:59pm
how can we even listen to the filthy….they are so stinky and dirty

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Tri-ox
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:50pm
Yawn: obama’s SKID-MARK ARMY has overstayed its welcome. America is not interested.

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CatB
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:41pm
Yup . and if they want some equality .. they should try occupying a JOB .. most people start out in the country at the bottom .. not at the top.

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freelancer91
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:38pm
I would have used a chainsaw to get these idiots out, and limbs be damned!

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- nelbert
  Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:46pm
  I like your thinking.
  
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mildot rider
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:37pm
The Bamas “PEE PARTY” in action.

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- CatB
  Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:40pm
  Union money … best trash they can buy!
  
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