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| Original Occupy Wall Street poster says "What is our one demand? #Occupy Wall Street, September 17th. Bring tent." |
The New York Times said that as the operation in Zuccotti Park began at about 01:00 (06:00 GMT), police gave an announcement, saying: "The city has determined that the continued occupation of Zuccotti Park poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard."Meanwhile in Occupy SMU Library, which began since Week 1 Term 1 AY2011/2012, the Library has reminded students not to hog seats. They even put a CCTV shot of the culprits.
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| "Hogs sighted in the library. Cull them on sight" |
Hogs have been camping out at the study carrels. So we should eliminate them. And I'm an angry bird. They call me Big Eagle.
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| Hogs are hogging that hill |
(15 Nov)
Occupants were told to "immediately remove all private property" and that they would be arrested if they interfered with the operation, said the notice. Any belongings left behind would be put into storage.In Occupy SMU Library, messages and notes were placed by other students on the tables of hogs (yes, hogs. The animal) saying CLEAR YOUR STUFF WHEN YOU ARE AWAY. Acting on their stern notice, several students have chucked aside belongings.
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| Eh, with the shortage, people may just use that table to study. |
(15 Nov)
Protesters were discussing regrouping at other sites including City Hall and Foley Park in lower Manhattan, and believe the manner of the clearance will only amplify their message, our correspondent adds.Likewise in Occupy SMU Library, hogs emerged at other tables like moles popping out of the ground. They believe that continued resistance towards cultured and well-mannered use of the library will only amplify their message. Despite being personally told off by several students, they 'act blur look stim' and ignored us.
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| This is actually the second note I've written. |
Raising it up to authorities
(15 Nov)
The city authorities and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have come under pressure from local businesses to shut down the camp, which has numbered about 200 occupants as it nears its two-month anniversary.
The ban on camping equipment will effectively put an end to people sleeping in the park, says our correspondent.The library and the students' association have come under pressure students (such as yours truly) to curb this behaviour, which has numbered about 1.3 billion hogs as it nears the exam period. The ban on hogging will hopefully put an end to students hogging the study carrels. However, this effect has not been achieved.
Resurgence
(15 Nov)
However plans were already in place for an escalation of the protest on Thursday, marking the two-month anniversary, with a street carnival descenind [sic] on Wall Street in an attempt to shut it down.However, plans to ratchet up the intensity of hogging has already taken place. Hogs now bring EXTRA bags and books to litter their reserved table so that other students would find it difficult to clear and would just leave the table alone.
Challenge accepted.
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| They are rightfully entitled to their personal bookshelf coz they paid school fees, while the rest of us didn't. |
(15 Nov)
Oakland police had said they sympathised with the protesters' cause, but urged them to "leave peacefully, with your heads held high, so we can get police officers back to work fighting crime in Oakland neighbourhoods".Upon seeing other students desperately searching for a place to study, yours truly have told them that they are entitled and empowered to chuck the hogs' stuff away. However, some students sympathised with the hogs, and said they will just look for another place to study.
Freedom to hog?
(16 Nov)
At the New York Supreme Court, Justice Michael Stallman denied a motion brought by lawyers for the protesters, saying that rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the US constitution do not entitle them to camp out indefinitely in the plaza....Speaking after the judgement, New York's mayor said the rights of non-protesters were as important as the rights of those wanting to stay in the park. "The court's ruling vindicates our position that First Amendment rights do not include the right to endanger the public or infringe on the rights of others by taking over a public space with tents and tarps," Michael Bloomberg said in a statement.As for the Occupy SMU Library, paying school fees does not entitle students to camp out indefinitely in the study carrels. The rights of other students who want to study are just as important as the hogs. Rights accrued by paying school fees do no include the right to deprive other students of a place to study by reserving study carrels with books and bags.
Citizen journalism
(15 Nov)
Are you a sympathiser? WHY!
Were you part of the students desperately looking for a place to study? Send your comments to the 84percent using the comment section below.
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As mentioned above, I emailed the library and the students' association 3 times, and even spoke to the president of the students' association. I note the shortcomings that they face, and in no way am I disparaging them. I am pro-establishment and don't blame any and all societal problems on authorities.
Indeed, their hands are tied due to legitimacy and resource issues. So, I hope that students ourselves would tell those hogs to clear their stuff when they are away by leaving notes, or just confronting them upfront.
IF YOU NEED A TABLE, CLEAR AWAY THE HOGS' STUFF.
Self-regulation FTW.
