Occupy Seattle Dismantled By Police

Apparently in Seattle they can, and will do, what they are not willing in New York:  Enforce public policy and laws.  In the process, Occupy Seattle is being dismantled.

While city officials do not object to peaceful demonstrations occuring during the day in Westlake Park,  police have been quickly dealing with those who camped out with the idea of staging an NYC style event.  At 6:30am today, police swept through Westgate Park, removed 140 tents, and arrested 8 people who refused to leave.  Several days ago, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn warned those who broke the 10pm park curfew would be arrested, and those who chose to camp would face criminal trespass charges.  McGinn invited the protestors to convene at City Hall Paza where there is more room, and to get them away from the retail core of the city, but only a few have done so.  It appears the protestors, like those in NYC, are more interested in interrupting the lives of other citizens,  harming local businesses ability attract customers and interfere with commerce.   A significant portion of the Occupy movement in larger cities are not exactly the kind of people you want hanging around the doorways of shopping or retail areas.   In the Tri Cities, only a handful of people showed up for a peaceful event Saturday at John Dam Plaza,  the number peaking at about 80 during the day, and rapidly dwindling after that.  At least the Tri City protestors were well behaved, and simply staged their event for others to see.