Occupy Protester Scales 36-Foot Wall Near San Jose City Hall — Refusing to Come Down
- Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:39am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A protester in San Jose has scaled a 36-foot wall near city hall and is refusing to come down, saying he has the provisions necessary to stay put indefinitely.
Shaun O’Kelly, 27, climbed the wall in the wee hours of Monday morning after police arrested four other protesters and cited one for camping on city property. The San Jose Mercury News has more:
“I’m going to stay up here as long as I can,” said O’Kelly, who scaled the wall by standing on a garbage can and grabbing hold onto an overhang. He said he has blankets, garbage bags and food. The wall is about three stories high and five feet wide.
- Shaun O’Kelly, 27, seen atop a building near City Hall. He’s refusing to come down. (Photo: Lisa Fernandez/San Jose Mercury News)
O’Kelly put up a sign at the top of the wall that reads: “10 idling vehicles, 14 police officers, 4 peaceful protesters. Is your money being spent wisely San Jose?”
O’Kelly, who has reportedly been cited several times during the Occupy San Jose protest, is also holding up a sign that reads: “Stand up for what you believe in” and “No More” on the flip side.’
For now, police have not gone after the man. Still, they’re hoping for a peaceful resolution.
“We‘re hoping he’ll come down and we can make contact with him then,” police Sgt. Jose Garcia told the Mercury News.
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Comments (140)
Ravings of a lunatic planet
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:19pmJUMP!!!!!!!!!!! you idiot. Do us a favor.
Report Post »Lemon Party Patriot
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:28pmJust another protester down there getting high.
Report Post »randy
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:28pmTranquilizer dart and a nice hard mattress!
Report Post »Oooh Oooh Oooooh!
Can I take the shot? :)
bassist237
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:28pmI guess there really are people that are as dumb as they look
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:30pmWhen nobody pays attention to this idoit and he decides he wants to come down, threaten to taze him if he does.
Report Post »dogpatch65
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:35pmThese people can’t even manage their finances without corruption. They want to run the country??
Report Post »http://markamerica.com/2011/10/24/all-is-not-paradise-in-occu-pest-land/
Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:42pmNice. I wonder how you‘d all react if the left were advocating tranq’ing Tea Party demonstrators. Now I‘m sure you’ll say.. “They did! They wanted to do worse than that even!” Congrats, you’re no better than Code Pink now.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:49pmYou’re spot on… IDIOT for sure. He’ll come down when he runs out of weed…. ops…. I’m sorry. “Medical Marijuana”.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:51pmOh for a stiff wind there right now…..
Report Post »Founding Father2
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:58pmMORONS… This week they made a run on Chase Bank marching inside and shutting it down: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/oct/ows_chase_bank.html .
At the same time OWS went into the bank and made a large deposit of $500,000 of their donations.
HYPOCRITES
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:51pm@Randy
How bout a tranquilizer dart and a trampoline?
Then Shep will have another clip he can play instead of the bear in the tree.
Report Post »Seamus236
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 2:50pmHigh pressure fire hose or rubber bullets could have an alternative “outlook” for him. Let him stay up there, then when he falls asleep and rolls off, sue him for the toxic mess his SPLAT! makes on City property.
Report Post »mils
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 3:06pmso, leave him there..who cares?…
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 3:59pmlet him stay up there.. just make sure no one brings him FOOD or WATER.. and if comes down to go to the bathroom ..LOL.. arrest him..
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 4:06pmNo shelter, No food, no water…no toilet…he’ll be down soon!
Report Post »artistskeptic
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 5:37pmLeave the Idiot up there, don’t let him come down, maybe he will be lifted into his eutopia.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 6:40pmJust put a bar a soap up there, he’ll come down.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:45amSniper anyone ?
Report Post »amhc_ret
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:17pmIgnore the fool. Let him stay up there and rot. He’ll come down.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:25pmTranq dart works wonders.
Report Post »curleyfry
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:50pmI agree with you. Who give a flying rip!!!!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:55pmLet him stay up there.
Report Post »JohnQTaxpayer
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:16pmI do not see a porta potty up there, he is not going to deface public propert is he?
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:15pmIs their a toilet up there?
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:27pmThose people dont need one.
Leave the guy up there. Who gives a rats @ss.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:02pmOOPS! You just took the words out of the mouth of Kathy Bates (Harry). As for this guy on top of the world, good for you, enjoy. I’ll count the days. Hope you took a rope to tie yourself to the wall so you don’t fall off if you go to sleep. Maybe strapping tape?
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:26pm“their’? sorry ’bout that .. The coffee has got me tweeking! HAHA
Report Post »Channel3
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 2:47pmThe story said he has trash bags. My assumption is that they are for bodily waste.
I say just ignore him and let him stay up there.
Report Post »Echelon
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:14pmHe’s S-T-U-P-I-D. Must be another laid-off, unemployed individual with nothing better to do. Well, its time for the other 85% of us to get back to work so that we can pay taxes to support the stupid 15% of the unemployed protestors that want everything for free!
Report Post »sapoguapo13
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:55pmLemon- How does Wall Street work, in your opinion? Honestly asking.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:12pmJust think of the hygiene (or lack of hygiene) issues involved with this little stunt. Disgusting creature. Biohazard, indeed…..
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:16pmI think we could turn this around……I don’t think they should let him come down. Nothing goes up, and nothing comes down. It won‘t be long till he’ll be begging to come down.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:53pmYes, wouldn’t it be the ultimate irony if he were to slip on one of his own turds and fall off…..LOL That pavement doesn’t look very soft does it?
Report Post »robbmeistr
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:08pmWhat a maroon! Let’s all laugh.
Report Post »PAUL GULLO
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:07pmhey thats my dad, not
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:06pmYeah, well thought out. Perhaps if you also held your breath?
Silversmith
Report Post »JWINK56
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:11pmWater Cannon!
Report Post »mike_trivisonno
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:05pmJump!
Jump you fool.
Report Post »NewLife56
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:05pmJust ignore him, leave and put a Big Mac at the bottom, and in time, he’ll come down
Report Post »scott.newberry
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:19pmOr maybe a vegan “burger”
Report Post »MattO
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:04pmHis sign: “Stand up for what you believe in.” I am, I am!!!!!
Report Post »LICENSEDTOCARRY
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:03pmSo let the wanker have his 15 minutes Sooner or later the cops win.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:59am‘
Report Post »Nothing a few paint balls couldn’t fix.
Therightsofbilly
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 1:54pmThat would be 3 more balls than he has now.
Report Post »TyrannyNoMore
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 4:41pmI was thinking more like my Remington 700 with scope. But, I suppose your way would be less provocative.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:59amThe city should charge people to throw softballs at him like they do at State Fairs.
Report Post »A dollar a throw.
The city could raise a bunch of money…and eventually somebody would knock this clown off his perch.
A win-win.
catbarf
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:46pmLove it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:58pmLOL…. Capitalism always has the right solution to so many problems. I think the cities could make a fortune setting up paint ball guns where you could go in and pay $100/hr and take pot shots at hippies, commies and radical muslims. Hell… I’d pay $200/hr for that
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 2:00pmHey Zap, you are correct.
Remember those hats that had the little electric fan that blew ON you too keep cool?
Someone could also make a fortune by reversing the fan to blow away from the face, so as to keep various odors away while walking anywhere near an OWS infection.
O uch
Report Post »W hatta
S mell
Vlad the Patriot
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:58amFine if he wants to sit there and have a tantrum like a 3 year old, let him. Don’t let anyone give him anything. He‘ll soon realize that he’s not having the impact he though he would. Then when he comes down, or passes out — whichever comes first, stick him in general population, I‘m sure he’ll LOVE that.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:54amWater cannon…. That‘ll bring ’em down…
Report Post »Dotado
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:53amLet him stay up there. I’m sure when his food and garbage bags run out he will come back down. It’s like the spoiled kid who wants to hold his breath…..um…OK, knock yourself out! I’m sure when the weather changes he is going to come on down and figure out another way to get his 15 minutes of fame. Oh yes, if the emergency services does have to get him, charge him for their ideling vehicles, manpower on the scene and expertise in dealing with a**holes. Seeing as how much he cares about how the city spends their money, I‘m sure he won’t mind ponying up for his part in it.
Report Post »Vet with Vendetta
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:52amOoops… the rescue ladder “accidently” bumped him off the edge.
Report Post »sdeakins
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:50amCuckoo for CoCo Puffs?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:49amHe will run out of food and water eventually. Police need to keep people away who would replenish his supplies. He should also be arrested for public indecency for going potty on top of or over the side of the wall.
Report Post »Nobody should be able to help him down, in fact, a good blast of water should do the trick.
Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:47pmJust so I’m clear here…you want cops to arrest someone for giving food/water to someone else.
Um, okay. I guess in your little neocon world that all must make sense somehow.
Report Post »M-Theory
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 2:27pm@Rothbardian – your condescending “let-me-ge-this-straight” summation is conveniently twisted and you definitely didn’t get it straight. No one said anything about arresting anyone. The negative consenquenses of what the climber is doing (breaking the law, creating biohazard etc) far outweigh the good (anyone have any examples?). The police rightly want him to come down since they are charged with public safety. Cutting off a food supply is a tried and true way of getting people to do what you want. He’s made a choice here and will have to live with the consequences. Preventing people from getting near him is NOT arresting them. Name-calling doesn’t make your point relevant.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 2:45pmM-Theory:
Tell me how you “prevent” someone from giving a sandwich to another person. Taze them? Pepper spray them? Handcuff them? But not arrest them right?
Report Post »sdeakins
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:49amStart the chant “JUMP JUMP …”.
Report Post »((GB)) FAN
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:48amshoot him
Report Post »pjmarshake
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:01pmSeriously? Since when has stupidity become a capital offense?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:07pmWith bullets?
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:42pmWater canon…. fool.
Report Post »((GB)) FAN
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:43pm@pjmarshake
Report Post »it’s called sarcasim
southernloyalty
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:43pmI’m with you. I doubt anyone would miss this idiot.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:46amI am wondering what he thinks he has accomplished. I am sure it’s a much grander vision than the actual reality. What a bunch of useful idiots the OWS occupiers are.
Report Post »Bumr50
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:45amDemands his “Lucky Charms”?
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:48amlol
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