Why do you want us to roll out of westlake everyday and go sleep in front of city hall? The place is a wasteland of humanity every evening when the officeworkers go home and the skate punks take over the sidewalks. When you offer to spend the night with us then I will take you seriously. Having never spent the night in down town, much less out side on the sidewalk, I am shocked at the lack of human resources the downtown offers, parks and public restrooms are almost non-existent. The streets depopulate every evening and become a lonely wastland of homeless people and aimless youth. While not looking forward to spending the rest of the winter occupying westlake, it is the only place that offers a modicum of public access and safety. After seeing the “kettleing” tactics of police lately I am really concerned about setting up an occupation without a few exits.
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