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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 893822" data-attributes="member: 1246"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grubby_lowlifes_wvw3jSZRkqIIqJcio5xJaI" target="_blank">(NYP)</a> — Newly sprung ex-cons and vagrants rousted from other parks are crashing the Occupy Wall Street protest, where gourmet meals are free and boozy, drug fueled parties are on tap, the movement’s leaders griped yesterday.“They’re telling people who leave prison to go to Zuccotti Park,” lamented Daniel Zetah, a leader of the OWS community-relations group.Volunteer Lauren Digioia, 26, said, “We have drug dealing going on here, gang activity, public intoxication. There are a lot of instigators. There are a lot of vultures.“Everyone knows we give out free food and sleeping bags, and it’s a perfect opportunity for squatters.”Digioia said she recently met a man who just before getting sprung from Rikers, was told by a fellow inmate to hit Zuccotti for the free accommodations.The frustrated organizers said they’re brainstorming how to launch a protest within the protest to target the drunken, stoned layabouts.The derelicts, organizers say, are terrorizing people who are there to support the movement.“There’s a lot of drugs, alcohol, assault [and] theft [by] the homeless groups coming in. We’ve had meetings all day to brainstorm what to do,’’ said Zetah, 34.The hardened thugs are having a field day preying on overly trusting protesters, many of whom hail from small towns, leaders said.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 893822, member: 1246"] [URL="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grubby_lowlifes_wvw3jSZRkqIIqJcio5xJaI"][COLOR=#990000](NYP)[/COLOR][/URL] — Newly sprung ex-cons and vagrants rousted from other parks are crashing the Occupy Wall Street protest, where gourmet meals are free and boozy, drug fueled parties are on tap, the movement’s leaders griped yesterday. “They’re telling people who leave prison to go to Zuccotti Park,” lamented Daniel Zetah, a leader of the OWS community-relations group. Volunteer Lauren Digioia, 26, said, “We have drug dealing going on here, gang activity, public intoxication. There are a lot of instigators. There are a lot of vultures. “Everyone knows we give out free food and sleeping bags, and it’s a perfect opportunity for squatters.” Digioia said she recently met a man who just before getting sprung from Rikers, was told by a fellow inmate to hit Zuccotti for the free accommodations. The frustrated organizers said they’re brainstorming how to launch a protest within the protest to target the drunken, stoned layabouts. The derelicts, organizers say, are terrorizing people who are there to support the movement. “There’s a lot of drugs, alcohol, assault [and] theft [by] the homeless groups coming in. We’ve had meetings all day to brainstorm what to do,’’ said Zetah, 34. The hardened thugs are having a field day preying on overly trusting protesters, many of whom hail from small towns, leaders said. [/QUOTE]

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