Occupy SF/Oakland Block Entrances to Businesses on Black Friday, Including Apple
- Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:48pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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“Occupy Wall Street” movement protesters from Oakland and San Francisco banded together on Black Friday to demonstrate and block customers to stores and streets in San Francisco‘s Union Square near the Macy’s Christmas tree lightning ceremony. ABC 7 reports on the Occupiers protest to corporate greed on one of the busiest shopping days of the year:
The Associated Press writes that the few dozen people in Union Square used signs to spread an anti-consumerism message. One, 9-year-old Jacob Hamilton, held a sign that read, “What is in your bag that’s more important than my education?” ABC reports that police remained nearby protesters to make sure that they did not interfere with the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Following peace during the ceremony, protesters returned to storefronts using their bodies as a barricade. A video was posted on YouTube Friday showing the demonstrators attempts to block the entrance of a popular San Francisco Apple Store:
Not every San Francisco resident supported or understood the demonstrators decision to make their statement at the expense of families trying to enjoy the day after Thanksgiving, rather than “Wall Street.”
“That’s the wrong time, at the, kids don’t care, this is for the kids, it’s not for politics,” one parent said to ABC 7.
“If you put your abilities toward getting a job rather than saying somebody else is doing something wrong, and maybe there is that in our nation, to spend your time and efforts into something more positive would be a better thing,” parent Cory Modersohn said.
There were no arrests during Friday’s Union Square protests. The AP reprots that some protesters clashed with police earlier in the day when they briefly blocked the city’s iconic cable cars until officers pushed them out of the street.
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Comments (115)
spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 2:10amToday is the first time I’ve ever gone out shopping on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Went with my husband. We had a blast! Didn’t find any occupiers (not that we were shopping for them). Talked to a great number of very kind people. Heard a lot of commentary on increased prices. People are trending toward durable goods and shying away from the sparklies. Wish I‘d had a recording of the debate around the display of 99 dollar jeans in Sam’s Club. It was epic. People ARE waking up. There is hope. Get out there and talk to people, you’ll see.
Report Post »Arizona Don
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:51amCan you hear them chanting in the background, 99% we are 99% we are. They flatter themselves they are not even 49%!!!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:55amThey are 99% of the moron demographic, the other 1% are in Congress.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:59amDARMOK – good call got a laugh out of me.
OMG
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:32amYou are right. The real 99% have to go to work every day to pay bills. They do not have the luxury of playing pretend poor like the OWS, while they have their Ipods, laptops and starbuck coffees in hand.
Report Post »Rob_M
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:24amYeah guess where these guys are gonna end up working when they drop out of school?
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:30amWork????? They are going to actually work?
Report Post »Leigh
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:19am@Darmok and Jalad My computer is old and slow, so I rarely comment, but I just had to say thank you for making my morning a little brighter. These articles always sadden me, and your sense of humor in responding really made me laugh out loud. I scanned through the comments to read all of yours! It is always better to laugh, and you certainly made one stranger do just that. Praise to God for your gift of laughter, and God bless you always.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:23amI Always carry my Black Friday shopping Money in a sock….and it is usually quarters…
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 2:11amFunny!
Report Post »ronaldreaganthegreat
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 4:12amLoooooooooooooooooooooooooL!
Report Post »Rob_M
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:14amYeah let‘s protest we can’t get a job my messing up wal-mart who hires all kinds of people who can’t get either jobs.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:08amWhere’s Patsy Pepper Spray when you need her.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:11amEnjoying her X-Box 360
Report Post »geonj
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:07amnowhere near any of the morons, but would have loved to have seen abuse heaped upon them as they blocked people from freely entering stores with their families.
Report Post »Pro-Palin
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:07amThe elite apple libitards ….
Report Post »peapaw
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:01amI like spilling the hot coffee, or ice tea on them but not, on purpose of course.
Report Post »TxSon
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:41amLet them block my way. I have a five finger sledge hammer to show them.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:52amYou could always “Accidently” spill a large coffee right in front of the door, they would have the choice to either sit in it, or get up.
Report Post »glenng2
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:40am9-year-old Jacob Hamilton, held a sign that read, “What is in your bag that’s more important than my education?”
Answer, just about anything you can not educate the stupid ows protesters they are beyond hope.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:12amSo why isn’t HIS parents out working and saving for HIS education instead of trying to blackmail and intimidate other people into paying for him?
Report Post »smokie
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:13pmWell, my sister‘s kids’ education, you little moron. I didn’t go shopping on Black Friday, but the kids are traveling allover, and they need ipads so their nosey aunt and unce can skype, plus ipads come in handy for education.
Report Post »It must suck that the kid‘s parents think so little of him that he’s just a prop, when my nephew will be sunning in Spain on a vacation he earned.
Subversive Capitalist Aunts Unite!
wickedstic
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:23amOne, 9-year-old Jacob Hamilton, held a sign that read, “What is in your bag that’s more important than my education?”
This calls for a list…
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:33amGod
Freedom
His future
Nice try, Donk.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:34amPoor indoctrinated little Lib Jr. That‘s child abuse as far as I’m concerned.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:42amSee my post below, I believe dog poo is worth more than HIS education. Sometimes you just can’t teach the stupid out, it’s called Tofu poisoning.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:47amFood, toilet paper, tampons, band-aids, KOOL-ADE, and other various and sundry things too numerous to name.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:49amOn my list is everything in my bag. We spend more money on education than ever before. What do we get for that money? Some left wing marxist teaching the kids to hate America and how to overthrow the government.
Report Post »brickmoon
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:58am“An educational gift for MY child. What‘s in YOUR parents’ rucksacks?”
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:05amToo bad they were protesting in front of an Adult Book store, that means most of the contents of those shoppers bags were not only worth more than a California education, but they will get more use out of them.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 2:28am@Darmok…That was truly funny!
Report Post »tromso
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:23amWell, let’s hope that they keep it up for the next year. When Obama endorsed these filthy maggots, it was just icing on the cake!
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:17amThey are free to sit lock-armed in the entrance, and I am free to tread upon them with my classic Danner Go Devils. Sounds like an acceptable exchange.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:29amDo my Walmart/Meijer/Target clearance ‘sneakers’ qualify as corporate OWS face stompers?
Report Post »tromso
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:31amI was seriously hoping that some of these jerks would try this in my hometown, but then again, because my hometown has plenty of people who would’ve, like me, made a special trip for no other reason than to knock these tards over, so they don’t pull that crap here.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:07amTROMSO, these occupy type people tried to get a protest started in my town, and only four people showed up.
Report Post »Cherynn
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:27amI think its great the way they lock arms like that, makes it easier for a woman like me to kick them in the stones. I would wear my 3 inch heels for that too, nice pointy toe! I bet they are easy to move when they are all bent over and wiggling around on the ground.
Report Post »SergeantMajor
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:44am… dang what did I do with that bag of rattlesnakes…
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:14amI wonder how long it will be before the general public rises up and steps on these cockroaches. They want to take others rights to gain what? Nothing but chaos. .I think it will be soon. Most people I talk to are fed up and ready stop the chaos and restore to law and order. They have to lean on the mayors to enforce the law or the whole system goes to hell
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:19amLODGERAT, lets put on our stomping boots.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:29amOk by me..
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:11amI wonder if these people realize that IF they are successful in bringing down the system; the first place to run OUT OF FOOD will be the urban cores of the country………………
Who do they think will starve to death first??
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:19amThey can’t think any further than their next meal. It’s primitive, basic needs for the proles.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:20amThe vegans will be the first to starve
Report Post »The next to starve in SF/Oakland will be the zombies, there is a severe brain shortage out there.
Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:36amThat’s why their comrades in Hollywood have spent the last few years making so many zombie and vampire movies. Training for when they have to eat each other.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:11amThese people represent the darkest evil Glenn Beck has ever seen. Does that shake your faith in Him?
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:17amBROKER…Nope !
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:31amYou capitalized him. Do you believe Glenn Beck is God? Pardon me if I’m bursting your bubble, but he’s just a guy who sees things clearly. He also has a platform from which to share his insight. His insights resonate with me because it’s like hearing my own thoughts broadcast. I have faith in God. Glenn Beck gives me hope in humanity.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:36am0101
Report Post »NO not at all; because first and foremost I have faith in GOD. My ‘faith ’ in Glenn comes from the background of what GOD has said. Glenn is a ‘spokesman’; so long as his message is in harmony with GOD , then Glenn has my ‘faith’.
Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:39amNo, because I think he‘s being literal about what he’s actually seen. And no again, because these people appear to have been trained to commit the worst acts on their ‘enemies’. Let’s not forget who trained them: 60‘s radicals who thought setting bombs and killing people wasn’t ‘doing enough’. 60′s radicals who had no problem planning to murder 1M Americans. 60′s radicals who inspired Charles Manson. Need I say more? Oh, one more thing. These people are in America.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:46amI don’t believe Mr. Beck requires faith. Perhaps attentiveness and perseverance.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:03amSTOIC ONE, Amen! Well said.
Quote :
Report Post »NO not at all; because first and foremost I have faith in GOD. My ‘faith ’ in Glenn comes from the background of what GOD has said. Glenn is a ‘spokesman’; so long as his message is in harmony with GOD , then Glenn has my ‘faith’.
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:10amWhere’s that woman with the pepper spray when you need her.
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:10amThey could shut down San Fransicko from now till doomsday for all I care. Oakland hopefully will deal with the thugs. I kind of enjoyed the pepper spraying at UC. Kind of reminded me of spraying for cockroaches with a can of Raid.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:07amIt’s time the police stopped playing pat-a-cake with these occupy nuts, and bring in the military to clear the streets, with excessive force.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:16amNo! Our Military is NEVER to be used against us. The most powerful people in your state are your County Sheriffs.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:38amSPIKEBU is right… NEVER on our own…protect the border with the military.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:55amSPIKE, the local police are not doing their job. It looks as if they are not ever planning to clear these people out. It’s been months now, and these occupy people are disgusting, filthy, fleabaggers.
Their sanitation habits are deplorable. They are just a bunch of hippies, engaging in drugs, sex, and violence. Most of them don’t even have a clue what they are protesting. They put their children in harms way.
Maybe if they spent as much time and energy doing something productive, like hunting a job or just helping out at home, they would have a purpose in life. They might not could find an office job, but there are tons of leaves on the ground, that I for one, would pay someone very well, to rake.
These people are lost souls, with no purpose. Misinformed and brainwashed their whole life. They will never contribute to society, because none of them have a clue, as to how capitalism works. They are attacking and destroying the very things that create jobs in America.
They are also scaring off potential tourist. Would you visit a country with civil unrest? They are scaring off American citizens, who want to go out to stores and restaurants to spend money. These fleabaggers have become equivalent to terrorists on American soil. We are under attack. That is why I said, call in the military.
Society has to have rules of behavior, or as a nation, we fall. We have become the laughing stock of the world.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:17amSTOIC ONE, Our president won’t allow our military to protect our borders. He needs the borders open to let the Mexicans in, so he can register them as Democrats. He needs the votes in 2012. Another reason he needs the borders open is to let the drug dealers in, so he can corrupt Americans. Plus, he needs to get the Muslims into the country, so they can take over.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:05amThe 9 year old asks “What is in your bag that’s worth more than my education?”
My answer is “I just picked up after my dog, and ironically, that’s whats in your parents head.”
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:16amThe nine year old sadly shakes his head and says “I know my parents are full of fecal matter, yet you did not answer my question. What you got that is worth more than my education, in that bag????”
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:18amSince it’s a California education, a bag of peanuts would be worth more.
Report Post »Proud Stray Dog
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:22pmThe 9 year old asks “What is in your bag that’s worth more than my education?”
My answer is “I just picked up after my dog, and ironically, that’s whats in your parents head.”
Actually, the poo has more brain cells than the entire OWS crowd combined. This is why we don’t slap them more often……..poo splatters.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:03amFunny thing,These Commie idiots probably had more money than those who were shopping. If I had run into any of that..I Would have no problem “Stepping” on someone.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:52amYeah but then you would spend hours cleaning your shoes
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:00amI know Idiocracy was just a movie, but I can seriously see this crowd watering plants with Brawndo in about 20 years!
Report Post »enough_liberal_BS
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:56pmIf they believe in “the cause”, then why do so many wear masks?
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:00amExactly! Try being FOR something. It’s easy to be against something. Much more difficult to stand for something.
Using your iPhone to bash corporations doesn’t make much sense…….
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:05amThey don‘t want their Mommy’s and Daddy’s to see them acting like idiots.. Anyone who hides behind a mask actually has a yellow stripe running down their backs! I am sick to death of the OWS.. and the President of our country! God help us!
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:05amWith all the mask,you would think they were KKK…..who are also Antisemitic..Hmmm.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:54amThey are masked .. .because they are domestic terrorists .. high time they were treated as such and “taken care of”.
TEA!
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:52pmAnd there you have it…….a protest, ambush and confusion……without a cause! Idiocy rules the day.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:04amThese folks don’t deserve to be called idiots. Idiots can’t help themselves!
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:08amVery good point, 82nd!
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