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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 914828" data-attributes="member: 29553">Those &quot;bad apples&quot; included several priests and reverends of Trinity church itself as well as other churhes in NYC.&nbsp; And they mostly scaled the fence with a pre-fab stair case that was carried during the march from Duarte Sq to the vacant Trinity site.&nbsp; When he got to the site, some protesters placed the stairs against the fence and began climbing over the fence.&nbsp; The cops didnt seem to react.&nbsp; Mostly OWS protester went over until the priests and reverends joined them in a huge cheer as they went.&nbsp;&nbsp; over the top onto the property.&nbsp; Even Santa and his elf were seen going over the top.&nbsp; Some protesters then began to pull the bottom of the fence from the inside to allow some of us into the property.&nbsp; About 100 of us entered the property (yes I was one of them) under the fence.&nbsp; It seemed safe and allowed by the police. I was in the midldle of making a call to tell someone I was in , when I noticed the police beginning to charge in and attempt to trap us in.&nbsp; I said &quot;I&#039;ll call you back&quot; and barely got out in time!! I found out those priests and reverends stayed behind and were arrested as well as others.The only bad apples I observed were a few protesters of the anarchist type who yelled crap at the cops and several cops who were batton happy.WHen it was apparent we werent getting back in,&nbsp; an OWS &quot;leader&quot; had an impromptu general assembly right there and it was decided that we would retreat back to Duarte sq to regroup.&nbsp; We got back to the sq.&nbsp; We shared stories of what just occurred,some danced. (In all truthfulness, there are some freaks there!!)During a General Assembly it was mentioned that the head Reverend of Trinity church lived only a few blocks away,&nbsp; Hmmmm, since he didnt want us to occupy their unused property maybe he wouldnt mind a visit to his residence.&nbsp; Well, of course, the cops overheard this and when we did march to his block, it was already blocked off by police.&nbsp; So much for openess in strategy. Learned today that Trinity church is one of the largest land owners in lower Manhattan.&nbsp; &quot;Less known, though, is the church’s status as a real estate titan. Since 1705, when Queen Anne of England bequeathed more than 200 acres of what was then farmland to the church, Trinity Real Estate has come to control six million square feet of property, much of it office space around Hudson Square, financing an operation most parishes could never fathom. &quot;&nbsp; It seems it too is part of the 1%!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="804brown, post: 914828, member: 29553"] Those "bad apples" included several priests and reverends of Trinity church itself as well as other churhes in NYC. And they mostly scaled the fence with a pre-fab stair case that was carried during the march from Duarte Sq to the vacant Trinity site. When he got to the site, some protesters placed the stairs against the fence and began climbing over the fence. The cops didnt seem to react. Mostly OWS protester went over until the priests and reverends joined them in a huge cheer as they went. over the top onto the property. Even Santa and his elf were seen going over the top. Some protesters then began to pull the bottom of the fence from the inside to allow some of us into the property. About 100 of us entered the property (yes I was one of them) under the fence. It seemed safe and allowed by the police. I was in the midldle of making a call to tell someone I was in , when I noticed the police beginning to charge in and attempt to trap us in. I said "I'll call you back" and barely got out in time!! I found out those priests and reverends stayed behind and were arrested as well as others. The only bad apples I observed were a few protesters of the anarchist type who yelled crap at the cops and several cops who were batton happy. WHen it was apparent we werent getting back in, an OWS "leader" had an impromptu general assembly right there and it was decided that we would retreat back to Duarte sq to regroup. We got back to the sq. We shared stories of what just occurred,some danced. (In all truthfulness, there are some freaks there!!) During a General Assembly it was mentioned that the head Reverend of Trinity church lived only a few blocks away, Hmmmm, since he didnt want us to occupy their unused property maybe he wouldnt mind a visit to his residence. Well, of course, the cops overheard this and when we did march to his block, it was already blocked off by police. So much for openess in strategy. Learned today that Trinity church is one of the largest land owners in lower Manhattan. "Less known, though, is the church’s status as a real estate titan. Since 1705, when Queen Anne of England bequeathed more than 200 acres of what was then farmland to the church, Trinity Real Estate has come to control six million square feet of property, much of it office space around Hudson Square, financing an operation most parishes could never fathom. " It seems it too is part of the 1%!! [/QUOTE]

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