Possibility that Marines (part of the 99%) Will Head to NYC to Protect Occupy Wall Street Protesters
LIBERTY PLAZA, NY (INTERNET) - The Daily Kos reported Saturday evening that a message is going out for volunteer marines to descend upon New York City to protect the protesters utilizing their right for peaceful assembly to protest wrongs in this great nation.
Posted around 10 am EST on Facebook, Cynthia Johnston, Audrey Molsky, Andrew Ryan Gilligan and 1,109 others liked the post as of 12:34 am EST. There were a total of 764 shares so far as well.
Whether the message will spread and whether the US Marines (retired or otherwise) will show up in New York City at Liberty Plaza to protect the protesters remains to be seen. There have been a lot of complaints about the NYPD treatment of protesters since the peaceful assembly began on September 17, 2011.
Posted on Facebook earlier today:
The Marines are coming to Wall St...(to PROTECT the protestors)
"I'm heading up there tonight in my dress blues. So far, 15 of my fellow marine buddies are meeting me there, also in Uniform.
I want to send the following message to Wall St and Congress:
I didn't fight for Wall St. I fought for America. Now it's Congress' turn.
My true hope, though, is that we Veterans can act as first line of defense between the police and the protester. If they want to get to some protesters so they can mace them, they will have to get through the Fucking Marine Corps first. Let's see a cop mace a bunch of decorated war vets.
I apologize now for typos and errors. Typing this on iPhone whilst heading to NYC. We can organize once we're there. That's what we do best. If you see someone in uniform, gather together.
A formation will be held tonight at 10PM.
We all took an oath to uphold, protect and defend the constitution of this country. That's what we will be doing.
Hope to see you there!!"
Daily Kos had over 100 comments on the piece at the time this is being reported. The validity of the post remains to be seen, but this could change things dramatically as the two week peaceful protests continue.
Zuccotti Park = LIBERTY PLAZA
A park in New York City has been renamed unofficially by its current inhabitants according to the Livestream coming from the event. Zuccotti Park has been dubbed "Liberty Plaza."
Mainstream media and bloggers are reporting here and there, the LIVESTREAM has been up and down for most of the protests. Still, it has remained one of the best source of information about the Assembly of peaceful protesters in New York City.
According to a statement on the Occupy Wall Street website, the movement represents anger over what they call the principle of “profit over and above all else.”
“The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%,” the statement said. Demonstrators at the event echoed that sentiment according to media reports