Once again you didn't disappoint anyone. The Albany occupiers held their May Day celebration yesterday in downtown Albany. When all was said and done it was reported that some 20 protestors were arrested by police. As scripted, they gathered in state owned Lafayette Park early yesterday, then proceeded to march through the streets of Albany with police stopping traffic ahead of them to prevent total mayhem on the streets. A couple of people were arrested early just in time to make the midday newscasts. I guess they achieved what was supposed to be accomplished; getting as much media attention as possible. There were interviews with protesters, and of course an interview with the group's attorney who was saying that the occupiers were doing nothing but exercising their constitutional right of free speech. There isn't anyone denying those rights. Those rights, however don't include breaking the law. That law says that there is a curfew in the park and the authorities were there to enforce it. It was good to see my favorite occupy idiot Bradley (I won't use your last name Brad) in the crowd yesterday. If I were a betting man, I'd say it would have been a good bet that he was led away in handcuffs. Now we go through the same idiotic ritual of processing the arrested and going through with the waste of time of a judge having to dismiss the cases because the district attorney won't prosecute. Maybe if they did prosecute someone, and that someone walks away with an arrest on their record, you would think again. That would look real good on your resume. Occupiers, you are so predicable. I could have written this piece yesterday (just leave the number of arrests blank). Keeping on giving me fuel for the fire........Follow me on Twitter @jonmazur.
And that is the "The Daily Take"
And that is the "The Daily Take"
Jonathan Mazur
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