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29 October 2011

Howard Roark's Courtroom Speech


From The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand

"Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had taught his brothers to light. He was considered an evildoer who had dealt with a demon mankind dreaded. But thereafter men had fire to keep them warm, to cook their food, to light their caves. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had lifted dardness off the earth. Centuries later, the first man invented the wheel. He was probably torn on the rack he had taught his brothers to build. He was considered a transgressor who ventured into forbidden terrritory. But thereafter, men could travel past any horizon. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had opened the roads of the world.

“That man, the unsubmissive and first, stands in the opening chapter of every legend mankind has recorded about its beginning. Prometheus was chained to a rock and torn by vultures—because he had stolen the fire of the gods. Adam was condemned to suffer—because he had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Whatever the legend, somewhere in the shadows of its memory mankind knew that its glory began with one and that that one paid for his courage.

“Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received—hatred. The great creators—the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors—stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was considered foolish. The airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthesia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered and they paid. But they won.

“No creator was prompted by a desire to serve his brothers, for his brothers rejected the gift he offered and that gift destroyed the slothful routine of their lives. His truth was his only motive. His own truth, and his own work to achieve it in his own way. A symphony, a book, an engine, a philosophy, an airplane or a building—that was his goal and his life. Not those who heard, read, operated, believed, flew or inhabited the thing he had created. The creation, not its users. The creation, not the benefits others derived from it. The creation which gave form to his truth. He held his truth above all things and against all men.
    
“His vision, his strength, his courage came from his own spirit. A man's spirit, however, is his self. That entity which is his consciousness. To think, to feel, to judge, to act are functions of the ego.

“The creators were not selfless. It is the whole secret of their power—that it was self-sufficient, self-motivated, self-generated. A first cause, a fount of energy, a life force, a Prime Mover. The creator served nothing and no one. He lived for himself.

“And only by living for himself was he able to achieve the things which are the glory of mankind. Such is the nature of achievement.

“Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes on earth unarmed. His brain is his only weapon. Animals obtain food by force. Man has no claws, no fangs, no horns, no great strength of muscle. He must plant his food or hunt it. To plant, he needs a process of thought. To hunt, he needs weapons, and to make weapons—a process of thought. From this simplest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper, everything we are and everything we have comes from a single attribute of man—the function of his reasoning mind.

“But the mind is an attribute of the individual. There is no such thing as a collective brain. There is no such thing as a collective thought. An agreement reached by a group of men is only a compromise or an average drawn upon many individual thoughts. It is a secondary consequence. The primary act—the process of reason—must be performed by each man alone. We can divide a meal among many men. We cannot digest it in a collective stomach. No man can use his lungs to breathe for another man. No man can use his brain to think for another. All the functions of body and spirit are private. They cannot be shared or transferred.

 “We inherit the products of the thought of other men. We inherit the wheel. We make a cart. The cart becomes an automobile. The automobile becomes an airplane. But all through the process what we receive from others is only the end product of their thinking. The moving force is the creative faculty which takes this product as material, uses it and originates the next step. This creative faculty cannot be given or received, shared or borrowed. It belongs to single, individual men. That which it creates is the property of the creator. Men learn from one another. But all learning is only the exchange of material. No man can give another the capacity to think. Yet that capacity is our only means of survival.
     
“Nothing is given to man on earth. Everything he needs has to be produced. And here man faces his basic alternative: he can survive in only one of two ways—by the independent work of his own mind or as a parasite fed by the minds of others. The creator originates. The parasite borrows. The creator faces nature alone. The parasite faces nature through an intermediary.

“The creator’s concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite’s concern is the conquest of men.

“The creator lives for his work. He needs no other men. His primary goal is within himself. The parasite lives second-hand. He needs others. Others become his prime motive.
     
“The basic need of the creator is independence. The reasoning mind cannot work under any form of compulsion. It cannot be curbed, sacrificed or subordinated to any consideration whatsoever. It demands total independence in function and in motive. To a creator, all relations with men are secondary.

“The basic need of the second-hander is to secure his ties with men in order to be fed. He places relations first. He declares that man exists in order to serve others. He preaches altruism.

“Altruism is the doctrine which demands that man live for others and place others above self.

“No man can live for another. He cannot share his spirit just as he cannot share his body. But the second-hander has used altruism as a weapon of expoloitation and reversed the base of mankind’s moral principles. Men have been taught every precept that destroys the creator. Men have been taught dependence as a virtue.

“The man who attemps to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves. The relationship produces nothing but mutual corruption. It is impossible in concept. The nearest approach to it in reality—the man who lives to serve others—is the slave. If physical slavery is repulsive, how much more repulsive is the concept of servility of the spirit? The conquered slave has a vestige of honor. He has the merit of having resisted and of considering his condition evil. But the man who enslaves himself voluntarily in the name of love is the basest of creatures. He degrades the dignity of man and he degrades the conception of love. But this is the essence of altruism.

“Men have been taught that the highest virtue is not to achieve, but to give. Yet one cannot give that which has not been created. Creation comes before distribution—or there will be nothing to distribute. The need of the creator comes before the need of any possible beneficiary. Yet we are taught to admire the second-hander who dispenses gifts he has not produced above the man who made the gifts possible. We praise an act of charity. We shrug at an act of achievement.

“Men have been taught that their first concern is to relieve the sufferings of others. But suffering is a disease. Should one come upon it, one tries to give relief and assistance. To make that the highest test of virtue is to make suffering the most important part of life. Then man must wish to see others suffer—in order that he may be virtuous. Such is the nature of altruism. The creator is not concerned with disease, but with life. Yet the work of the creators has eliminated one form of disease after another, in man’s body and spirit, and brought more relief from suffering than any altruist could ever conceive.

“Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.

“Men have been taught that the ego is the synonym of evil, and selflessness the ideal of virtue. But the creator is the egotist in the absolute sense, and the selfless man is the one who does not think, feel, judge or act. These are functions of the self.

“Here the basic reversal is most deadly. The issue has been perverted and man has been left no alternative—and no freedom. As poles of good and evil, he was offered two conceptions: egotism and altruism. Egotism was held to mean the sacrifice of others to self. Altruism—the sacrifice of self to others. This tied man irrevocably to other men and left him nothing but a choice of pain: his own pain borne for the sake of others or pain inflicted upon others for the sake of self. When it was added that man must find joy in self-immolation, the trap was closed. Man was forced to accept masochism as his ideal—under the threat that sadism was his only alternative. This was the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind.

“This was the device by which dependence and suffering were perpetuated as fundamentals of life.

“The choice is not self-sacrifice or domination. The choice is independence or dependence. The code of the creator or the code of the second-hander. This is the basic issue. It rests upon the alternative of life or death. The code of the creator is built on the needs of the reasoning mind which allows man to survive. The code of the second-hander is built on the needs of a mind incapable of survival. All that which proceeds from man’s independent ego is good. All that which proceeds from man’s dependence upon men is evil.

“The egotist is the absolute sense is not the man who sacrifices others. He is the man who stands above the need of using others in any manner. He does not function through them. He is not concerned with them in any primary matter. Not in his aim, not in his motive, not in his thinking, not in his desires, not in the source of his energy. He does not exist for any other man—and he asks no other man to exist for him. This is the only form of brotherhood and mutual respect possible between men.
     
“Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man’s independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines his talent as a worker and his worth as a man. Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn’t done for others. There is no substitute for personal dignity. There is no standard of personal dignity except independence.
    
“In all proper relationships there is no sacrifice of anyone to anyone. An architect needs clients, but he does not subordinate his work to their wishes. They need him, but they do not order a house just to give him a commission. Men exchange their work by free, mutual consent to mutual advantage when their personal interests agree and they both desire the exchange. If they do not desire it, they are not forced to deal with each other. They seek further. This is the only possible form of relationship between equals. Anything else is a relation of slave to master, or victim to executioner.
     
“No work is ever done collectively, by a majority decision. Every creative job is achieved under the guidance of a single individual thought. An architect requires a great many men to erect his building. But he does not ask them to vote on his design. They work together by free agreement and each is free in his proper function. An architect uses steel, glass, concrete, produced by others. But the materials remain just so much steel, glass and concrete until he touches them. What he does with them is his individual product and his individual property. 

“The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man’s first duty is to himself. His moral law is never to place his prime goal within the persons of others. His moral obligation is to do what he wishes, provided his wish does not depend primarily upon other men. This includes the whole sphere of his creative faculty, his thinking, his work. But it does not include the sphere of the gangster, the altruist and the dictator.
     
“A man thinks and works alone. A man cannot rob, exploit or rule—alone. Robbery, exploitation and ruling presuppose victims. They imply dependence. They are the province of the second-hander.
     
“Rulers of men are not egotists. They create nothing. They exist entirely through the persons of others. Their goal is in their subjects, in the activity of enslaving. They are as dependent as the beggar, the social worker and the bandit. The form of dependence does not matter.
     
“But men were taught to regard second-handers—tyrants, emperors, dictators—as exponents of egotism. By this fraud they were made to destroy the ego, themselves and others. The purpose of the fraud was to destroy the creators. Or to harness them. Which is a synonym.
     
“From the beginning of history, the two antagonists have stood face to face: the creator and the second-hander. When the first creator invented the wheel, the first second-hander responded. He invented altruism.
     
“The creator—denied, opposed, persecuted, exploited—went on, moved forward and carried all humanity along on his energy. The second-hander contributed nothing to the process except the impediments. The contest has another name: the individual against the collective.
     
“The ‘common good’ of a collective—a race, a class, a state—was the claim and justification of every tyranny ever established over men. Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equaled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism? Does the fault lie in men’s hypocrisy or in the nature of the principle? The most dreadful butchers were the most sincere. They believed in the perfect society reached through the guillotine and the firing squad. Nobody questioned their right to murder since they were murdering for an altruistic purpose. It was accepted that man must be sacrificed for other men. Actors change, but the course of the tragedy remains the same. A humanitarian who starts with declarations of love for mankind and ends with a sea of blood. It goes on and will go on so long as men believe that an action is good if it is unselfish. That permits the altruist to act and forces his victims to bear it. The leaders of collectivist movements ask nothing for themselves. But observe the results.
     
“The only good which men can do to one another and the only statement of their proper relationship is—Hands off!
     
“Now observe the results of a society built on the principle of individualism. This, our country. The noblest country in the history of men. The country of greatest achievement, greatest prosperity, greatest freedom. This country was not based on selfless service, sacrifice, renunciation or any precept of altruism. It was based on a man’s right to the pursuit of happiness. His own happiness. Not anyone else’s. A private, personal, selfish motive. Look at the results. Look into your own conscience.
     
“It is an ancient conflict. Men have come close to the truth, but it was destroyed each time and one civilization fell after another. Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
     
“Now, in our age, collectivism, the rule of the second-hander and second-rater, the ancient monster, has broken loose and is running amuck. It has brought men to a level of intellectual indecency never equaled on earth. It has reached a scale of horror without precedent. It has poisoned every mind. It has swallowed most of Europe. It is engulfing our country.
     
“I am an architect. I know what is to come by the principle on which it is built. We are approaching a world in which I cannot permit myself to live.
     
“Now you know why I dynamited Cortlandt.
    
 “I designed Cortlandt. I gave it to you. I destroyed it.
     
“I destroyed it because I did not choose to let it exist. It was a double monster. In form and in implication. I had to blast both. The form was mutilated by two second-handers who assumed the right to improve upon that which they had not made and could not equal. They were permitted to do it by the general implication that the altruistic purpose of the building superseded all rights and that I had no claim to stand against it.
     
“I agreed to design Cortlandt for the purpose of seeing it erected as I dedigned it and for no other reason. That was the price I set for my work. I was not paid.
     
“I do not blame Peter Keating. He was helpless. He had a contract with his employers. It was ignored. He had a promise that the structure he offered would be built as designed. The promise was broken. The love of a man for the integrity of his work and his right to preserve it are now considered a vague intangible and an inessential. You have heard the prosecutor say that. Why was the building disfigured? For no reason. Such acts never have any reason, unless it’s the vanity of some second-handers who feel they have a right to anyone’s property, spiritual or material. Who permitted them to do it? No particular man among the dozens in authority. No one cared to permit it or to stop it. No one was responsible. No one can be held to account. Such is the nature of all collective action.
     
“I did not receive the payment I asked. But the owners of Cortlandt got what they needed from me. They wanted a scheme devised to build a structure as cheaply as possible. They found no one else who could do it to their satisfaction. I could and did. They took the benefit of my work and made me contribute it as a gift. But I am not an altruist. I do not contribute gifts of this nature.
     
“It is said that I have destroyed the home of the destitute. It is forgotten that but for me the destitute could not have had this particular home. Those who were concerned with the poor had to come to me, who have never been concerned, in order to help the poor. It is believed that the poverty of the future tenants gave them the right to my work. That their need constituted a claim on my life. That it was my duty to contribute anything demanded of me. This is the second-hander’s credo now swallowing the world.
     
“I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone’s right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need.
     
“I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others.

“It had to be said. The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.

“I wished to come here and say that the integrity of a man’s creative work is of greater importance than any charitable endeavor. Those of you who do not understand this are the men who’re destroying the world.

“I wished to come here and state my terms. I do not care to exist on any others.

“I recognize no obligations toward men except one: to respect their freedom and to take no part in a slave society. To my country, I wish to give the ten years which I will spend in jail if my country exists no longer. I will spend them in memory and in gratitude for what my country has been. It will be my act of loyalty, my refusal to live or work in what has taken its place.

"My act of loyalty to every creator who ever lived and was made to suffer by the force responsible for the Cortlandt I dynamited. To every tortured hour of loneliness, denial, frustration, abuse he was made to spend—and to the battles he won. To every creator whose name is known—and to every creator who lived, struggled and perished unrecognized before he could achieve. To every creator who was destroyed in body or in spirit. To Henry Cameron. To Steven Mallory. To a man who doesn’t want to be named, but who is sitting in this courtroom and knows that I am speaking of him.”

*UPDATED 12/03* #OccupyWallStreet: The Rap Sheet, So Far

by John Nolte 
 
***Updated 12/03/2011

Here are 11 more incidents sent to me by readers for a total of 92. On top of everything else, imagine the drain all this lawlessness has on law enforcement resources. My list doesn’t even include the collateral damage. Thanks to Occupy Wall Street’s drain on police personnel, shootings increased 154% in New York alone. What is it in Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Oakland, and Cleveland?

Just last week Vice President Joe Biden was all freaked out about the possibility of crime rates increasing if Congress didn’t pass Obama’s Son of Stimulus. Well, that premise was based on a lie, but the same White House trying to sell that bill of bull isn’t at all concerned with the very real increase in crime caused by the Occupiers they encourage.

  1. NY: 10/1/2011 — Police Arrest More Than 700 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge
  2. Madison, WI: 10-27-2011 — Madison Occupiers Lose Permit Due to Public Masturbation
  3. Phoenix: 10/28/2011 — Flier at Occupy Phoenix Asks, “When Should You Shoot a Cop?”
  4. NY: 10/18/2011 — Thieves Preying on Fellow Protesters
  5. NY: 10/9/2011 — Stinking up Wall Street: Protesters Accused of Living in Filth as Shocking Pictures Show One Demonstrator Defecating on a POLICE CAR
  6. NY: 10/7/2011 — Occupiers Rush PoliceMore
  7. Cleveland: 10/18/2011 — ‘Occupy Cleveland’ Protester Alleges She Was Raped
  8. NY: 10/10/2011 — ‘Increasingly Debauched’: Are Sex, Drugs & Poor Sanitation Eclipsing Occupy Wall Street?
  9. Seattle: 10/18/2011 — Man Accused of Exposing Self to Children Arrested
  10. 10/12/2011 — Iran Supports ‘Occupy Wall Street’
  11. Portland: 10/16/2011 –#OccupyPortland Protester Desecrates Memorial To U.S. War Dead
  12. Portland: 10/15/2011 — #OccupyPortland Protesters Sing “F*** The USA”
  13. Chicago: 10/17/2011 — COMMUNIST LEADER Cheered at Occupy Chicago
  14. 10/15/2011 — American Nazi Party Endorses Occupy Wall Street‘s ’Courage,‘ Tells Members to Support Protests and Fight ’Judeo-Capitalist Banksters’
  15. Boston: 10/14/2011 — Coast Guard member spit on near Occupy Boston tents
  16. Boston: 10/11/2011 — Boston Police Arrest Over 100 from Occupy Boston
  17. New York: 10/11/2011 — “You Can Have Sex with Animals.”
  18. New York: 10/15/2011 — Harassing Police with Accusations of Phony Injuries
  19. New York: 10/9/2011 — ‘Occupy Wallstreet’ Protesters Steal from Local Businesses
  20. New York: 10/25/2011 — Three Men Threatened to Kill 24-Year-Old Occupy Wall Street Protester for Reporting Rape
  21. Baltimore: 10/18/2011 — #OccupyBaltimore Discourages Sexual Assault Victims from Contacting Police
  22. Portland: 10/27/2011 — Occupy Portland’s Attempt At Wealth Redistribution Ends In Theft
  23. Los Angeles: 10/14/2011 – Anti-Semitic Protester at Occupy Wall Street
  24. 10/27/2011 — A Death Threat From an Occupy Wall Street Protester
  25. 10/27/2011 – Anti-Semitic Tweet From Occupier or Sympathizer
  26. Boston: 10/20/2011 — Occupy Boston Doesn’t Want Police Involved in Rape
  27. New York: 10/5/2011: Anti-Semitic Occupier Screams About Jews, Israel
  28. New York: 10/4/2011 — Occupier Taunts Jewish Man
  29. Boston: 10/2011 — Occupiers Block Street
  30. New York: 10/2011 — Occupier Tries to Steal Police Officer’s Gun
  31. New York: 10/27/2011 — Occupiers Block Traffic, Get Arrested
  32. Oakland: 10/27/2011 — Occupiers Throw Garbage at Police
  33. Oakland: 10/19/2011 — Abusive #OccupyOakland Protesters Ban Media from Tent City
  34. Eugene, OR: 10/19/2011 — Occupiers Displace Farmers’ Market Threatening Hundreds of Jobs
  35. Portland, OR: 10/18/2011 — Capitalist Offering Jobs at Occupy Portland Finds Few Takers
  36. NY: 10/20/2011 — #OccupyWallStreet Threatens Businesses, Patrons
  37. NY: 10/14/2011 — Violence Breaks Out During #OccupyWallStreet March Toward Stock Exchange
  38. NY: 10/14/2011 — Protesters March On Wall Street, Scuffle With Cops
  39. Oakland: 10/19/2011 — #OccupyOakland Protesters Threaten Reporter
  40. Oakland: 10/26/2011 — Occupiers Scuffle with Police
  41. Oakland: 10/24/2011 — Protesters Storm, Vandalize, Shut Down Chase Bank
  42. Dayton, OH: 10/22/2011 — Protester: ‘F*ck The Military, F*ck Your Flag, And F*ck The Police’
  43. Chicago: 10/14/2011 — Protesters’ Message At #OccupyChicago Rally: ‘Destroy Israel’
  44. NY: 10/23/2011 — #OccupyWallStreet Supporter Rants Against Israel, Jews
  45. NY: 10/22/2011 — #Occupy Kid: ‘Burn Wall Street, Burn!’
  46. NY: 10/21/2011 — New Yorkers Fed Up With Noisy, Defecating Protesters
  47. Oakland: 10/21/2011 — Occupy Oakland Evicted After Reports Of Crime And Intimidation
  48. Oakland: 10/19/2011 — #OccupyOakland Out of Control: Rats, Graffiti, Vandalism, Sexual Harassment, Public Sex and Urination
  49. Chicago: 10/26/2011 — Occupiers Under Investigation by FBI for Links to Terrorism
  50. Cleveland: 10/29/2011 — Rape Reported at Occupy Cleveland
  51. Dallas: 10/24/2011 — Police Investigating Possible Sexual Assault Of Teen At Occupy Dallas
  52. Bloomington, IN: 10/26/2011 — Man Claims Occupy Bloomington Protesters Drugged, Handcuffed Him
  53. NY: 10/10/2011 — Sex, Drugs and Hiding from the Law at Wall Street Protests
  54. Glasgow: 10/26/2011 — Woman Gang-Raped
  55. Boston: 10/23/2011 — Occupy Boston Protesters Arrested For Dealing Heroin – With 6 Year-Old in Tent
  56. Portland: 10/16/2011 — Sex Offender Registers Occupy Portland Camp as Address
  57. Denver: 10/15/2011 — Occupy Denver Demonstrator Accused of Groping TV Photographer
  58. Lawrence, KS: 10/25/2011 — Sexual Assault Reported at Occupy Camp
  59. Minneapolis, MN: Bricks, Rocks, ‘Riot Supplies’ Discovered by Police
  60. Phoenix, AZ: 10/27/2011 — Neo-Nazis Patrol “Occupy Phoenix” With AR-15′s
  61. Chicago: 10/26/2011 — Occupy Chicago Invades City Hall
  62. 10/26/2011 — ACORN, Occupy Email Talks About Assault on Banks
  63. 10/26/2011 — OccupyWallStreet Strategy for Reports of Violence Against Cops
  64. Chicago: 10/26/2011 — Unrepentant Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers Wows Occupiers
  65. Chicago: 10/25/2011 — Ayers Coaches #OccupyChicago, Callsg for School ‘Occupations’
  66. 10/26/2011/ — Occupy Protests Have Jewish Leaders Concerned
  67. Wash DC: 10/27/2011 — OccupyDC Leftists Provoke Police – Hang Flag on Top of DC Statue
  68. Albuquerque, NM: 10/26/2011 — Occupy Squatters Riot With Police
  69. San Diego: 10/25/2011 — Flag Used as Chew Toy by Occupier’s Dog
  70. Oakland: 10/25/2011 — Occupiers Throw Bottles at Police
  71. NY: 10/27/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Protesters: Rush Limbaugh Is Bigger Threat Than Al-Qaeda
  72. 10/27/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Launching First Nationwide General Strike in America Since 1946
  73. NY: 10/28/2011 — Fox 5 News Reporter Assaulted at OWS
  74. 10/28/2001 — Total Occupy Arrests Made Thus Far: 2750
  75. Nashville: 10/28/2011 — 30 Arrests Made at Wall St. Protest
  76. NY: 10/20/2011 — Former Marine Tries to Taunt Police into Violence
  77. NY: 1023/2011 — Islamist Group Joins with Occupy Wall Street
  78. Los Angeles: 10/13/2011 — Roundup of Overt Occupy anti-Semitism
  79. NY: 10/12/2011 — There are No Anti-Semites at Occupy Wall Street. Except for This Guy
  80. Missoula, MT: 10/20/2011 — Drunk 11-Year-Old At Occupy Missoula, Adult Arrested
  81. Oakland: 10/28/2011 — Bounty Out On Police Officer?
  82. Manchester, NH: 10/28/2011 — Woman charged with pimping teen recruited at Occupy NH rally
  83. San Diego: 10/28/2011 — 40 Occupiers arrested
  84. Boston: 10/24/2011 — Occupy Boston Vandalism of Banks
  85. Boston: 10/25/2011 — Store Owner Suffers 4 Break Ins Since Occupy Boston Began
  86. Portland: 10/28/2011 — Portland Police: Buckets of Excrement Scattered Around #OccupyPortland Camp
  87. Seattle: 10/20/2011 — Two Possible Occupiers Charged With Assault
  88. Seattle: 10/18/2011 — Armed Felon Arrested at Occupy Seattle
  89. Seattle: 10/18/2011 — A Tent Fight and (At Least) One Arrest at Occupy Seattle
  90. Seattle: 10/17/2011 — Over 50 Cops Clear Westlake Occupation, Make Eight Arrests
  91. Seattle: 10/13/2011 — Cops Arrest Several Occupy Protesters
  92. Seattle: 10/13/2011 — Chanting Protesters Surround Police After Officers Arrest Two
  93. Denver: 10/29/2011 — Protesters Clash with Police at OWS Denver
  94. Austin: 10/13/2011 — Occupy Austin protesters arrested for blocking cleaning Crews
  95. Calgary, CN: 10/28/2011 — Occupiers do $40,000 in Property Damage
  96. Cincinnati, OH: 10/21/2011 — 23 Arrested, Remains of protests fill two dumpsters
  97. Sacramento: 10/19/2011 — 9 arrested in ‘Occupy Sacramento’ protest
  98. Sacramento: 10/13/2011 — Four More Occupy Sacramento Demonstrators Arrested
  99. Austin, TX: 10/22/2011 — Man Arrested After Knife Incident at Occupy Austin Camp
  100. Nashville: 10/29/2011 — Tenn. Protesters Arrested For 2nd Straight Night
  101. Austin, TX: 10/30/2011 — Austin Police arrest 38 Occupy Austin Protesters
  102. NY: 10/30/2011 — Woman Assaulted in Her tent
  103. Orlando, FL: 10/28/2011 — Occupy Orlando, police clash over use of downtown park
  104. Orlando, FL: 10/26/2011 — 2 Occupy Orlando protesters arrested for trespass
  105. Orlando, FL: 10/22/2011 — Police arrest 19 Orlando protesters on trespass charges
  106. Asheville, NC: 10/30/2011 — Occupiers Clash with Homeless in Asheville
  107. Nationwide: 10/27/2011 — Pro-Occupy Site claims 2511 Arrests Thus Far
  108. Fort Worth, TX: 10/16/2011 — Arrests at Occupy Fort Worth Protest
  109. NY: 10/29/2011 — Three Incidents of Anti-Semitism
  110. San Francisco: 10/29/2011 — Anti-Semitic, Folsom Street Fair Types & Che Guevara Lovin
  111. Oklahoma City: 10/30/2011 — Death of Street Poet at #OccupyOKC Treated as Homicide
  112. Baltimore: 10/31/2011 — Woman Claims She was Raped at #OccupyBaltimore
  113. Boston: 10/31/2001 — Alleged Heroin Dealer Joined Occupy Movement
  114. Ottawa: 10/31/2011 — #OccupyOttawa Violent & Sexual Assaults Not Reported to Police
  115. Santa Barbara, CA: 10/5/2011 — Occupiers Defy Police
  116. Santa Barbara, CA: 10/6/2011 — 8 Occupiers Arrested
  117. Denver, CO: 10/31/2011 — Occupiers Taunt Police, Knock Motorcycle Cop to Ground
  118. Dallas, TX: 10/24/2011 — 23 Occupy Dallas Protesters Arrested After Bank Demonstration
  119. Richmond, VA: 10/31/2011 — Arrests of Occupiers in Richmond
  120. Dallas, TX: 1v1/1/2011: Man Arrested for Child Sex assault at Occupy Dallas Camp
  121. NY: 11/1/2011 — Protesters Flock to STD-Test Clinics After Occupier ‘Free Love’
  122. Iowa: 11/1/2011 — Occupiers Intend to Disrupt Iowa Caucus
  123. NY: 11/1/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Costs Main Street Workers Their Jobs
  124. San Diego: 10/29/2011 — Businesswoman Closes Shop After Threats By Occupiers
  125. Palm Desert, CA: 11/1/2011 — Occupiers Arrested
  126. Tampa, FL: 10/24/2011 — Six Occupiers Arrested
  127. Tampa, FL: 10/27/2011 — Two More Arrested In Connection to Occupy Tampa Movement
  128. Tampa, FL: 10/29/2011 — Occupy Tampa Protesters Arrested After Scuffle With Police
  129. Oakland, CA: 11/3/2011 — Rallies Turn Violent
  130. Seattle, WA: 11/2/2011 — Cops, Protesters Clash
  131. Oakland, CA: 11/3/2011 — Protests Degenerate Into Chaos
  132. Tulsa, OK: 11/2/2011 — Occupiers Clash With Police
  133. Sacramento, CA: 11/2/2011 — Occupiers Smash County Vehicle Windows
  134. Philadelphia: 11/2/2011 — Occupiers Arrested
  135. Charlottesville, VA: 11/1/2011 — Underage Drinking at Occupy Charlottesville Site
  136. Portland: 11/2/2011 — Occupier Shoves Police Officer into Moving Bus
  137. Oakland: 11/2/2011 — Malkin’s Collection of Vandalism and Menacing Signs
  138. NYC: 11/3/2011 — Occupier Busted In Tent Grope, Suspected In Rape
  139. NYC: 11/4/2011 — 16 OWS Protesters Arrested at Goldman Sachs HQ
  140. Oakland, CA: 11-3-2011 — Occupy-Friendly Business Vandalized
  141. Asheville, NC: 11/3/2011 — 24 Occupiers Arrested
  142. Raleigh, NC: 10/28/2011 — Eight at Occupy Raleigh Arrested After Standoff
  143. NYC: 11/4/2011 — Deranged Homeless Man Goes on Violent Rampage In Zuccotti Park
  144. Dallas, TX: CPS Seizes Baby From ‘Occupy Dallas’ Site
  145. Wash DC: 11/4/2011 — Occupier Uses Child as Human Shield — Video
  146. Wash DC: 11/4/2011 — Occupiers Try to Storm Americans for Prosperity Event — Video
  147. Omaha, NE: 11/3/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested
  148. Atlanta: 11/3/2011 — Protester Turns On Fellow Protester With Knife
  149. Los Angeles: 10/28/2011 — Drug Use and Property Damage
  150. Boston, MA: 11/4/2011 — 3 Charged With Dealing Crack; Occupy Boston ‘Deteriorating’
  151. Boston, MA: 11/4/2011 — Occupiers Storm Israeli Consulate; Anti-Israel Chants — Video
  152. Vancouver, CN: 11/5/2011 — Occupy Vancouver Death Dooms Protest Camp
  153. Fort Collins, CO: 11/4/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Setting Fire to Condo Complex$10M Damage
  154. Chula Vista, CA: 11/6/2011 — Underage Girl Missing From Occupy Protests
  155. Los Angeles, CA: 11/5/2011 – Two Assaults Raise Concerns About Crime at Occupy L.A.
  156. Dallas, TX: 11/5/2011 — Eight Arrests at Dallas Bank Protest
  157. Olympia, WA: 11/5/2011 – Two Occupy Protesters Arrested
  158. Seattle, WA: 11/3/2011 — Occupiers Cost City $426,000; Most of it Police Overtime
  159. Olympia, WA: 11/2/2011 — 3 Occupiers Arrested for Suspected of Robbing Local Wine Merchant
  160. Worcester, MA: 11/6/2011 — 25 Occupiers Arrested
  161. Milwaukee, WI: 11/2/2011 — Photojournalist, Two others Arrested at ProtestVideo
  162. Milwaukee, WI: 10/20/2011 — Police Confront Occupier –Video … Arrested
  163. Wash. DC: 11/5/2011 — Rampaging Occupiers Attack 78 Year-Old Woman — Video
  164. Rochester, NY: 11/3/2011 — 161 Occupiers Arrested at Park
  165. NYC: 11/5/2011 — Police Clash With Occupiers, 20 Arrested at Courthouse Protest
  166. NYC: 11/5/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Vandalizing McDonald’s; Wanted Free Food
  167. Asheville, NC: 11/5/2011 — Four Occupiers Arrested
  168. Honolulu, HI: 11/6/2011 — Police Arrest Half-Dozen Occupiers
  169. Waikiki, HI: 11/7/2011 — Two Dozen Occupiers Arrested
  170. Portland, OR: 11/7/2011 — Occupiers Arrested for Threatening Restaurant Employees
  171. Portland, OR: 11/7/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Threatening Security Staff with Hammer
  172. Augusta, GA: 10/28/2011 — Occupier Arrested in Knife Threat
  173. Portland OR: 11/9/2011 — Police Suspect Occupiers in Molotov Cocktail Attack
  174. Sacramento, CA: 11/7/2011 — Homeless Clash With Occupy Protesters At Park
  175. New Orleans: 11/8/2011 — Man Dead for Two Days Found in Occupy Encampment
  176. San Diego: 11/7/2011 — Occupiers Splatter Vendor Food Carts with Blood, Urine
  177. Los Angeles: 11/7/2011 — Occupiers Shut Down Burger King — Video
  178. Atlanta, GA: 11/6/2011 — Occupiers Arrested After Attacking Police
  179. St. Louis, MO: 11/9/2011 — Occupiers Hack Into Mayor’s Website
  180. Oakland, CA: 11/8/2011 — “Dangerous” Occupiers Hurting Small Business Owners
  181. Vancouver, CN: 11/8/2011 — Occupiers Bite Two Police Officers
  182. Wash DC: 11/8/2011 — Occupiers Use Children to Block Traffic — Video
  183. Portland, OR: 11/9/2011 — Occupiers Threaten Citizen-Journalist – Video
  184. Wash DC: 11/8/2011 — Occupiers Use Racial Taunts Against Black Security Guard — Video
  185. Eureka, CA: 11/9/2011 — Occupier Defecates in Bank – Video
  186. Wash DC: 11/5/2011 – Occupiers Menace Children, Female Reporter – Video
  187. Portland, OR: 11/8/2011 — Occupiers Menace News Crew – Video
  188. NYC: 11/8/2011 — Occupier: ‘I Wouldn’t Give a F**k if 9/11 Happened 911 More Times’
  189. NYC: 11/8/2011 — Small Business Owner Threatened, Terrorized By Occupiers
  190. San Francisco, CA: 11/10/2011 — Occupier Threatens Park Ranger
  191. Burlington, VT: 11/10/2011 — Veteran Shoots Self at Encampment
  192. Oakland, CA: 11/3/2011 — ‘Occupy Oakland’ Goes After Cop
  193. NYC: 11/10/2011 — EMT Assaulted at Occupy Wall Street
  194. San Diego, CA: 11/10/2011 — Occupier Attacks Woman with Camera
  195. Berekely, CA: 11/10/2011 — 39 Occupiers Arrested
  196. Westwood, CA: 11/9/2011 — 11 Occupiers Arrested for Blocking Traffic
  197. Fresno, CA: 11/9/2011 — 40 Occupiers Arrested
  198. Toledo, OH: 11/1/2011 — 2 Occupiers Arrested
  199. Houston, TX: 11/9/2011 — 10 Occupiers Arrested
  200. NYC: 11/8/2011 — Hobbyist Photographer Describes Assault in Zuccotti Park
  201. Oakland, CA: 11/10/2011: Fatal Shooting Over Drugs
  202. Oakland: CA: 11/10/2011 — Protesters Attack News Crew Covering Fatal Shooting
  203. Pasadena, CA: 11/10/2011 — Occupiers Announce Plans to Disrupt Rose Bowl Parade
  204. Tampa, FL 11/10/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested
  205. Portland, OR: 11/10/2011 — Occupiers Billed for Police Car Vandalism
  206. Olympia, WA: 11/11/2011 — Occupiers Asked to Pack Up After Assault, Drug Arrests
  207. Denver, CO: 11/11/2011 — Occupiers Storm BlogCon 11One Arrest
  208. Salt Lake City, UT: 11/12/2011 — Protest Shut Down After Body Discovered In Tent
  209. San Francisco: 11/8/2011 — Shoplifting, Fights On The Rise Around Encampment
  210. San Francisco: 11/10/2011 — Occupiers Accused of Ferry Building Thefts, Filth
  211. San Francisco: 11/10/2011 — Protester Busted For Gun Violation Arrested Again
  212. Mobile, AL: 11/9/2011 — 18 Occupy Protesters Arrested
  213. New Orleans: 11/11/2011 — Death at Campsite Attributed To Alcohol Abuse
  214. San Francisco: 11/12/2011 — Occupier Slashes Police Officer With Razor, Another Injured
  215. Portland: 11/13/2011 — Three Arrested with Mortars, Fireworks
  216. Chapel Hill, NC: 11/13/2011 — Eight Occupiers for Trespassing
  217. Norfolk, VA: Six Occupiers Arrested
  218. Philadelphia, PA: 11/13/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Rape
  219. Portland, OR: 10/27/2011 — Sexual Assault: ‘nobody should contact the police’ — Video
  220. NYC: 11/12/2011 — Occupiers Plan Mass Trespassing Campaign
  221. Oakland, CA: 11/8/2011 — Occupiers Plan Mass Trespassing Campaign
  222. Salt Lake City, UT: 11/12/2011 — 19 Occupiers Arrested
  223. St. Louis, MO: 11/13/2011 — 27 Occupiers Arrested
  224. St. Louis, MO: 11/12/2011 — Occupier Arrested
  225. NYC: 11/13/2011 — Occupier Slugs Police Officer
  226. Oakland, CA: 11/10/2011 — Occupiers Withdraw Resolution to Remain Peaceful
  227. Portland, OR: 11/9/2011 — Occupier Requires Life-Saving CPR After Drug Overdose
  228. Portland, OR: 11/9/2011 — 4 Reports of Substance Abuse
  229. Olympia, WA: 11/12/2011: Growing Number of Drug, Violence Complaints
  230. Atlanta, GA: 11/10/2011 — TB Breaks Out at Occupy Home Base
  231. NYC: 11/13/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Costs Local Businesses $479,400
  232. Nationwide: 11/11/2011 — Occupy Death Toll Hits 7
  233. Seattle, WA: 11-14-2011 — Occupier Defecates on Public Sidewalk
  234. Hartford, CT: 10/16/2011 — Occupier Charged After Pulling Knife
  235. Dallas, TX: 11/14/2011 — 9-Month-Old Baby Removed From Camp Due to Health Concerns, Neglect
  236. Albuquerque, NM: 10/27/2011 — 2 Occupiers Arrested
  237. Albuquerque, NM: 10/26/2011 — More Than a Dozen Occupiers Arrested
  238. Albuquerque, NM: 10/22/2011 — Knife Attack at Occupy Camp
  239. Albuquerque, NM: 10/27/2011 — Police Forced to Remove Occupiers From Park Again, 37 Arrested
  240. Albuquerque, NM: 10/8/2011 — Occupier Arrested
  241. University of New Mexico: 11/8/2011 — Sordid Story of Lawlessness, Dozens of Arrests, Spitting on Walmart Customer
  242. Albuquerque, NM: 10/16/2011 — Occupier Cited for Blocking Traffic
  243. Portland, OR: 11/14/2011 — 51 Occupiers Arrested
  244. Portland, OR: 11/14/2011 — Occupiers Smash Bank Windows
  245. Albany, NY: 11/15/2011 — 20 Occupiers Arrested
  246. Near Salem, OR: 11/13/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested With Explosives
  247. Wash DC: 11/11/2011 — Occupy’ Mom ‘Won’t Stop’ Putting Protest Above Her Kids’ Safety
  248. NYC: 11/15/2011: — Hundreds of Occupiers Arrested, Chaos, Resisting Arrest, Object Thrown at Police
  249. Houston, TX: 11/15/2011 — Occupier Arrested
  250. Minnesota: 11/15/2011 — Occupy Minnesota Costs Taxpayers $10,000+ Each Day
  251. Austin, TX: 11/15/2011 — Occupier Accused of Masturbating in Front of 16 Year-old Girl
  252. San Francisco, CA: 11/15/2011 — Deadly Dog Disease Spreads at Occupy Camp
  253. Philadelphia, PA: 11/15/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Assaulting Woman
  254. Philadelphia, PA: 11/15/2011 — Occupiers Vandalize Dilworth Plaza With Graffiti and Feces – Video
  255. Santa Cruz, CA: 11/15/2011 — Ringworm, Scabies Outbreak at Occupy Camp
  256. Oakland, CA: 11/14/2011 — Occupiers Cost Taxpayers $2.4 Million
  257. Wash DC: 11/16/2011 — Suspected White House Shooter Spent Time with OccupyDC.
  258. Pittsburgh, PA: 11/15/2011 — Five Occupiers Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Blocking Traffic
  259. San Francisco, CA: 11/17/2011 –  Occupiers Storm Bank, 95 Arrested
  260. Chicago, IL: 11/16/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Child Porn
  261. NYC: 11/16/2011 — Dozens Of Hypodermic Needles Found In Zuccotti Park
  262. NYC: 11/16/2011 –  Occupier Arrested for Making Terror Threats – Video … More.
  263. Dallas, TX: 11/17/2011 — 18 Occupiers Arrested
  264. Charlotte, NC: 11/14/2011 — Two Occupiers Arrested
  265. Charlotte, NC: 11/15/2011 — 8 Occupiers Arrested
  266. Ottawa, CN: 10/29/2011 — Feces, Urine, and Blood Covered Blanket Hung Over Tent
  267. Los Angeles, CA: 11/15/2011 – Occupier Charged With Masturbating In Front of Children
  268. Los Angeles, CA: 11/15/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Attempting to Light Food Vendor On Fire
  269. NYC: 11/15/2011 — City Claims Occupy Wall Street Protesters Were Stockpiling Weapons
  270. Wash DC: 11/15/2011 — Occupiers Block Traffic, Three Injuries
  271. NYC: 11/16/2011 — 150 Trashmen Needed to Clean Occupy Park Filth
  272. Los Angeles: 11/17/2011 –  Occupiers Block Freeways, 26 Arrested
  273. NYC: 11/17/2011 – Mob of Occupiers Taunt, Bully Small School Children
  274. San Francisco, CA: 11/17/2011 — Lice, Fleas, Disease Spread in Camp
  275. NYC: 11/17/2011 — Occupiers Create Citywide Mayhem, 275 Arrested
  276. West Jordan, UT: 11/17/2011 — Occupier Hurls Molotov Cocktail at Bank
  277. NYC: 11/17/2011 — Police Officer Slashed, Others Attacked
  278. NYC: 11/17/2011 — Occupiers Throw Vinegar In Eyes of Police Officers
  279. Lincoln, NE: 11/5/2011 — 4 Occupiers Arrested at Bank Protest
  280. San Diego, CA: 1/17/2011 — Occupiers Hold Moment of Silence In ‘Solidarity’ With Accused Obama Would-Be Assassin – Video
  281. Melbourne, AU: 11/18/2011 — Children as Young as 12 Given Drugs, Alcohol
  282. Los Angeles, CA: 11/17/2011 — Dozens of Occupiers Arrested at Bank Protest
  283. Denver, CO: 11/16/2011 — Residents Complain Police Response Slowed Due to Occupiers
  284. Denver, CO: 11/17/2011 — Occupiers Block Traffic
  285. Denver, CO: 11/18/2011 — Occupiers Charged With Inciting a Riot, Assaulting Police Officer
  286. Columbus, OH: 11/15/2011 — 7 Occupiers Arrested for Refusing to Leave Bank
  287. St. Louis, MO: 11/18/2011 — Woman Sexually Assaulted
  288. Portland, OR: 11/18/2011 — Occupier Punches Police Horse – Video
  289. Missoula, MT: 10/26/2011 –  Occupier Charged With Getting 11-Year-Old Drunk
  290. Portland, OR: 11/17/2011 — Occupier Brags About Urinating In Public — Video
  291. Chicago, IL: 11/17/2011 — 58% Believe Violence Against Government Sometimes Necessary
  292. Portland, OR: 11/18/2011 –  Ocupier Uses Infant as Human Shield — Video
  293. NYC: 11/18/2011 — Mob Calls For Revolutio,n Screams “F*ck cops! F*ck police!” – Video
  294. Portland, ME: 11/19/2011 — Two Occupiers Arrested for Brutal Assaults
  295. Orlando, FL: 11/14/2011 — Two Occupiers Fight, One Injured By Knife
  296. Pensacola, FL: 11/18/2011 — Occupier Charged With Burglary, Brought Furniture to Occupy Camp
  297. NYC: 11/19/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Blocking Traffic Also Wanted in Indiana
  298. Philadelphia, PA: 11/17/2011 — Occupiers Arrested During Protest
  299. Seattle, WA: 11/17/2011 — Hundreds of Occupiers Snarl Traffic Around Medical Center
  300. Columbia, SC: 11/16/2011 — At Least 15 Occupiers Arrested
  301. Mobile, AL: 11/17/2011 — Occupier Arrested in Government Building
  302. Dallas, TX: 11/2011 — Media List of Occupy Arrests, Infractions
  303. Santa Cruz, CA: 11/19/2011 — County Officials Release List of 93 Acts of Lawlessness In and Around Occupy Camp 
  304. Santa Cruz, CA: 11/19/2011: Occupiers Suspected of Dumping 200 Pounds of Human Feces Near Veterans Building
  305. Berkeley, CA: 11/18/2011 — Woman Assaulted for Refusing to Join Occupy
  306. Des Moines, IA: 11/20/2011 — Occupy Leader Arrested on Drug Charges
  307. NYC: 11/20/2011 — Occupier Arrested With Handgun, Ammo
  308. Eugene, OR: 11/19/2011 — Heroin Overdose at Occupy Camp
  309. Seattle, WA: 11/19/2011 — 70 Occupiers Trespass on Foreclosed Home
  310. Portland, ME: 11/19/2011 — Three Occupiers Charged, Including a Hammer Attack
  311. NYC: 11/18/2011 — ‘Runaway Mom’ Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
  312. Hartford, CT: 11/17/2011 — Occupiers Arrested for Blocking Traffic
  313. Austin, TX: 11/18/2011 — Five Occupiers Arrested for Trespassing
  314. Minneapolis, MN: 11/20/2011 — Occupiers Arrested for Burglary, Blocking Police Car — Video
  315. Oakland, CA; 11/20/2011 — Occupiers Defy Legal Eviction, Return to Camp
  316. Wash DC: 11/19/2011 — 11 Occupiers Arrested for Trespassing
  317. San Francisco, CA: 11/18/2011 — Camp Declared Public Health Nuisance; Eviction Deadline Passes
  318. Oakland, CA: 11/19/2011 — Occupiers Plan to Shut Down all Ports on West Coast
  319. NYC: 11/19/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Forcibly Touching Woman
  320. NYC: 11/21/2011 — Occupiers Pledge to Stick It to Taxpayers
  321. Houston, TX: 11/22/2011 — 15 Rounds fired Into Occupy Camp, Gunmen Shot & Arrested
  322. London: 11/21/2011 — Occupiers Defecate in St. Paul’s Cathedral
  323. Oakland, CA: 11/21/2011 – Occupy Oakland Hosts Gay Porn Movie Shoot
  324. Oakland, CA: 11/22/2011 — Domestic Terror Group, Weather Underground, Joins #Occupy
  325. Columbia, SC: 11/21/2011 –  Occupiers Defy Curfew
  326. NYC: 11/21/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested After Rowdy Demonstration Outside Mayor’s Home
  327. Phoenix, AZ:; 11/21/2011 — Eight Occupiers Arrested
  328. Albany, NY:  11/20/2011 — 48 Occupiers Arrested
  329. Pensacola, FL: 11/21/2011 — City Hall Vandalized After Occupy Protest
  330. Fort Meyers, FL: 11/20/2011 — Occupier Arrested On Bomb Threat Charges – Video
  331. Milwaukee, WI: 10/20/2011 — Occupier Arrested at Bank Protest – Video
  332. Nationwide: 11/23/2011 — Occupiers Cost Taxpayers $13 million, So Far
  333. Toronto, CN: 11/23/2011 — 8 Occupiers Arrested
  334. Seattle, WA: 11/27/2011 — Armed Thief Flees Into Occupy Camp 
  335. Dallas, TX: 11/25/2011 –  2 Occupiers Arrested for Throwing Red Liquid On Neiman Marcus Walls, Windows
  336. Seattle, WA: 11/27/2011 — Bank Vandalized With Graffiti: ‘Revenge for Occupy Oakland’
  337. Santa Cruz, CA: 11/25/2011 — Police Arrest Occupier for Heroin Use
  338. Columbia, SC: 11/26/2011 — Occupy Sympathizer Threatens to Murder Governor Haley
  339. Seattle, WA: 11/23/2011 –  Police: ‘Pregnant’ Occupy Protestor Tried to Lure Children
  340. Augusta, ME: 11/27/2011 –  8 Occupiers Arrested for Criminal Trespass and Mischief
  341. Boston, MA: 11/26/2011 — Occupier Arrested For Failing to Appear In Court For Assaultong Police Officers
  342. Ottawa, CN: 11/26/2011 — Occupier Arrested, Eight Cited
  343. Raleigh, NC: 11/26/2011 –  Six Arrested For Disrupting Black Friday Shoppers
  344. Edmonton, CN: 11/25/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested
  345. Unknown: 11/25/2011 — Occupiers Arrested for Trespassing at Walmart on Black Friday — Video – More
  346. Bloomington, IN: 11/26/2011 — Occupiers Drain Local Businesses, Attract Drug Use
  347. San Diego, CA: 11/25/2011 — Report: Flash Mob Invades Walmart, Leaves 75 Full Carts – Video
  348. Unknown: 11/25/2011 –  Occupiers Hand Out ‘Don’t Be a CUMsumer Whore’ Pamphlets at Walmart – Video 
  349. Portland, OR: 11/28/2011 — Occupy Raided … Cops Find Machetes, Body Armor, Drugs
  350. Austin, TX: 11/25/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Criminal Trespass
  351. Oklahoma City, OK: 11/29/2011 — Drunken Occupiers Beat Security Guard
  352. Harrisburg, PA: 11/27/2011 — Occupier Arrested at Mall
  353. Del City, OK: 11/25/2011 — 10 Occupiers Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Walmart
  354. Olympia, WA: 11/28/2011 — Arrests Made After Occupiers and Other Groups Clash With Police
  355. Boston, MA: 11/28/2011 — Occupier Threatens Man With Knife
  356. Portland OR: 11/28/2011 – Occupier Threatens Woman With Arson – Video
  357. Los Angeles, CA: 11/28/2011 –  Several Occupiers Arrested For Throwing Objects at Police
  358. Wilmington, NC: 11/28/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Refusing to Obey Police
  359. Tucson, AZ: 11/28/2011 — Two Occupiers Arrested
  360. Olympia, WA: 11/29/2011 — 4 Arrests, Occupier Bites Police Officer’s Arm
  361. Dayton, OH: 11/29/2011 — Occupiers Rage at Target Shoppers –  Video
  362. Los Angeles, CA: 11/30/2011 — Hundreds of Occupiers Arrested
  363. Philadelphia, PA: 11/30/2011 — 50 Occupiers Arrested
  364. Tucson, AZ: 11/30/2011 — Occupiers Arrested For Assaulting Police Officer, Graffiti
  365. Frontenac, MO: 11/30/2011 – Occupiers Vandalize  Subdivision Sign
  366. Monterey, CA: 11/30/2011 – Occupiers Smacks Citizen Journalist – Video
  367. Los Angeles, CA: 11/30/2011 — Police Required to Wear Hazmat Suits During Camp Clean Up, Human Waste Stored for Some Reason
  368. Charlottesville, VA: 12/1/2011 — Several Protesters Arrested, One Nude
  369. Eureka, CA: 11/30/2011 — Occupier Arrested, 11 Detained
  370. Bloomington, IN: 12/1/2011 — Five Occupiers Arrested
  371. Riverside, CA: 11/30/2011 — Occupier Arrested
  372. Philadelphia, PA: 11/30/2011 — Robber Claims To Be Part of Occupy Movement
  373. Tampa, FL: 12/2/2012 — 29 Occupiers Arrested
  374. Boston, MA: 12/1/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested
  375. NYC: 12/1/2012 — 10 Occupiers Arrested
  376. Denton, TX: 12/4/2010 — Man Found Dead at Occupy Camp
  377. Wash DC: 12/4/2010: Occupiers Refuse to Remove Illegal Structure, 31 Arrested
  378. Hartford, CT: 12/3/2011 — Sexual Assault Victim Covers Up Crime
  379. Seattle, WA: 12/3/2011 – 16 Occupiers Arrested After Building Break-in
  380. Seattle, WA: 12/2/2011 — Occupy Sympathizers Assault Anti-Occupy Protester
  381. Portland, ME: 12/1/2011 — Occupier Already Facing Assault Charge, Charged With Threatening … More.
  382. Seattle, WA: 12/3/2011 — Occupiers Spit on Police
  383. Las Vegas, NV: 11/17/2011 — 21 Occupiers Arrested for Blocking Traffic
  384. Olympia, WA: 12/2/2011 — Two Arrests at Camp, Robbery and Assault On Police Officer
  385. Salt Lake City, UT: 11/10/2011 — Police Break up Fight Involving 30 Occupiers
  386. Santa Cruz, CA: 12/2/2011 — 20 to 30 Occuppiers Break Into Building
  387. Boston, MA: 12/4/2010 — Knife-wielding Occupier Arrested
  388. NYC: 12/4/2011 — Three Occupiers Arrested
  389. Nashville, TN: 12/4/2011 — Occupiers Arrested for Trespassing
  390. NYC: 12/3/2011 — ‘Troubled’ Occupier Has Now Been Arrested 6 Times
  391. Augusta, ME: 12/4/2011 — Occupier Arrested for Threatening Resident with Sledgehammer
  392. Ft. Meyers, FL: 12/2/2011 — Occupiers Shut Down Preschool
  393. Portland, ME: 11/30/2011 — Occupiers Cause $86k In Damage to Parks
  394. Los Angeles, CA: 12/3/2011 — Undercover Police Report Occupiers Prepared Weapons
  395. NYC: 12/1/2011 — Occupy Causes Small Business to Lay Off 25% of Staff, May Close 
  396. Santa Cruz, CA: 12/4/2011 — Two Arrested for Beating Photographer
  397. Santa Cruz, CA: 12/5/2011 — Two Arrested for Trespassing
  398. San Diego, CA: 12/5/2011 — Nine Arrested: Resisting Arrest, Vandalism
  399. Boston, MA: 12/5/2011 — Woman Stabbed at Occupy Camp
  400. Eugene, OR: 12/5/2011 — Occupiers Cost Taxpayers $100k
  401. Nashville, TN: 12/4/2011 — Four Occupiers Arrested
  402. Portland, OR: 12/4/2011 — Several Occupiers Arrested
  403. Orlando, FL: 12/5/2011 — Several Occupiers Arrested
  404. Tulsa, OK: 12/9/2011 — Occuppiers Rally in Support of Accused Murderer
  405. San Francisco, CA: 12/8/2011 — Occupiers Clash with Police, 70+ Arrested
  406. Orlando, FL: 12/5/2011 – 5 Occupiers Arrested
  407. Wash DC: 12/8/2011 — 70 Occupiers Arrested In Protest, Block Traffic for Hours
  408. Des Moines, IA: 12/7/2011 — Occupiers Steal From Evicted Man
  409. Dayton, OH: 12/8/2011 – 5 Occupiers Arrested for Trespassing
  410. Tucson, AZ: 12/6/2011 — 5 Occupiers Arrested for Fighting
  411. Darien, CT: 12/6/2011 — Occupy Organizer Arrested for Blocking Traffic While Drunk
  412. Hartford, CT: 12/6/2011 — Occupier Arrested
  413. Newark, NJ: 12/9/2011 — SEIU Local President Complains Occupy Offered Son Drugs
  414. Orlando, FL: 12/8/2011 –  Five Occupiers Arrested
  415. Sacramento, CA: 12/8/2011 — Two Dozen Occupiers Arrested
  416. Santa Cruxz, CA: 1/7/2011 — Occupiers Commit $30,000 In Vandalism
  417. Oakland, CA: 12/3/2011 – Occupiers Taunt, Harass Police – Video
Recently, President Obama said that the Occupiers are just like the Tea Party.

That’s a lie.
Please keep the tips coming. Email me at jnolte@breitbart.com.

***End Update

One of the secret weapons the corrupt mainstream media uses in their never-ending quest to Palace Guard for the left is context. For example, when it came to the Tea Party, the MSM was notorious for amplifying  a single incident (that was usually a lie) and using it to attempt to smear and define an entire movement. This is what you do when you want to quickly take out a political enemy.

The MSM’s contextual game changes, however, when their desire is to strengthen a movement and give it credibility and room to grow.  By dutifully reporting individual incidents but not reporting on the growing scope and size of Occupy Wall Street lawlessness, the MSM is willfully covering up the violence, vandalism, and anti-Semitism that truly does define this movement.


Moreover, by intentionally keeping the pieces of this story scattered, the MSM is allowed to have their cake and eat it too. No one can accuse them of not reporting these incidents, but by choosing not to bring the pieces together, the MSM ensures the least amount of public relations damage is done to the Occupiers.

What I’ve collected below  is far from comprehensive but still shows over 75 incidents of sexual assault,  violence, vandalism,  anti-Semitism, extortion, perversion,  and lawlessness.
The MSM could easily tell the story of how this violence-prone movement is becoming an increasing threat to our society. After all, my research below is the result of nothing more than Twitter and Google. Among others, The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, and the LA Times have willfully chosen not to use the resources at their disposal to give the public an honest look at this growing menace. In their partisan minds, truth doesn’t trump agenda.

A few notes on the list below. Whenever possible, I traced the incident back to the original news source. I was as careful as possible when it came to duplicate postings, though I would guess there are a few in here. There are also less than five examples that don’t involve what I would qualify as outright lawlessness but do help to expose the Occupiers for who and what they really are. Finally, and this is the most important way in which the list is imperfect,  I most certainly wasn’t able to document everything. A perfect list would be much more alarming than the one I slapped together in just a few hours.

What is true is that on October 18, pollster Doug Schoen (a Democrat!) discovered that a full 31% of Occupiers were willing to commit violence in pursuit of their agenda, whatever that is. As a response to this startling and frightening admission, the MSM either outright ignored or dismissed it. What you’ll see below proves that at least when it comes to their willingness to break the law, the Occupiers are keeping their word.

The list is in no particular order. Like the Occupiers themselves, it’s unruly, disorganized, messy and not focused solely on the nation’s media centers. The movement is spreading across  America and bringing with it their outrageous and appalling behavior.
  1. NY: 10/1/2011 — Police Arrest More Than 700 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge
  2. Madison, WI: 10-27-2011 — Madison Occupiers Lose Permit Due to Public Masturbation
  3. Phoenix: 10/28/2011 — Flier at Occupy Phoenix Asks, “When Should You Shoot a Cop?”
  4. NY: 10/18/2011 — Thieves Preying on Fellow Protesters
  5. NY: 10/9/2011 — Stinking up Wall Street: Protesters Accused of Living in Filth as Shocking Pictures Show One Demonstrator Defecating on a POLICE CAR
  6. NY: 10/7/2011 — Occupiers Rush PoliceMore
  7. Cleveland: 10/18/2011 —  Occupy Cleveland’ Protester Alleges She Was Raped
  8. NY: 10/10/2011 — ‘Increasingly Debauched’: Are Sex, Drugs & Poor Sanitation Eclipsing Occupy Wall Street?
  9. Seattle: 10/18/2011 — Man Accused of Exposing Self to Children Arrested
  10. 10/12/2011 — Iran Supports ‘Occupy Wall Street’
  11. Portland: 10/16/2011 – #OccupyPortland Protester Desecrates Memorial To U.S. War Dead
  12. Portland: 10/15/2011 — #OccupyPortland Protesters Sing “F*** The USA”
  13. Chicago: 10/17/2011 — COMMUNIST LEADER Cheered at Occupy Chicago
  14. 10/15/2011 — American Nazi Party Endorses Occupy Wall Street‘s ’Courage,‘ Tells Members to Support Protests and Fight ’Judeo-Capitalist Banksters’
  15. Boston: 10/14/2011 — Coast Guard member spit on near Occupy Boston tents
  16. Boston: 10/11/2011 — Boston Police Arrest Over 100 from Occupy Boston
  17. New York: 10/11/2011 — “You Can Have Sex with Animals.”
  18. New York: 10/15/2011 — Harassing Police with Accusations of Phony Injuries
  19. New York: 10/9/2011 –  ‘Occupy Wallstreet’ Protesters Steal from Local Businesses
  20. New York: 10/25/2011 — Three Men Threatened to Kill 24-Year-Old Occupy Wall Street Protester for Reporting Rape
  21. Baltimore:  10/18/2011 — #OccupyBaltimore Discourages Sexual Assault Victims from Contacting Police
  22. Portland: 10/27/2011 — Occupy Portland’s Attempt At Wealth Redistribution Ends In Theft
  23. Los Angeles: 10/14/2011 – Anti-Semitic Protester at Occupy Wall Street
  24. 10/27/2011 — A Death Threat From an Occupy Wall Street Protester
  25. 10/27/2011 – Anti-Semitic Tweet From Occupier or Sympathizer
  26. Boston: 10/20/2011 — Occupy Boston Doesn’t Want Police Involved in Rape
  27. New York:  10/5/2011: Anti-Semitic Occupier Screams About Jews, Israel
  28. New York: 10/4/2011 — Occupier Taunts Jewish Man
  29. Boston: 10/2011 — Occupiers Block Street
  30. New York: 10/2011 — Occupier Tries to Steal Police Officer’s Gun
  31. New York: 10/27/2011 — Occupiers Block Traffic, Get Arrested
  32. Oakland: 10/27/2011 — Occupiers Throw Garbage at Police
  33. Oakland:  10/19/2011 — Abusive #OccupyOakland Protesters Ban Media from Tent City
  34. Eugene, OR: 10/19/2011 — Occupiers Displace Farmers’ Market Threatening Hundreds of Jobs
  35. Portland, OR:  10/18/2011 — Capitalist Offering Jobs at Occupy Portland Finds Few Takers
  36. NY:  10/20/2011 — #OccupyWallStreet Threatens Businesses, Patrons
  37. NY: 10/14/2011 — Violence Breaks Out During #OccupyWallStreet March Toward Stock Exchange
  38. NY: 10/14/2011 — Protesters March On Wall Street, Scuffle With Cops
  39. Oakland: 10/19/2011 — #OccupyOakland Protesters Threaten Reporter
  40. Oakland: 10/26/2011 — Occupiers Scuffle with Police
  41. Oakland: 10/24/2011 — Protesters Storm, Vandalize, Shut Down Chase Bank
  42. Dayton, OH: 10/22/2011 — Protester: ‘F*ck The Military, F*ck Your Flag, And F*ck The Police’
  43. Chicago: 10/14/2011 –  Protesters’ Message At #OccupyChicago Rally: ‘Destroy Israel’
  44. NY: 10/23/2011 — #OccupyWallStreet Supporter Rants Against Israel, Jews
  45. NY: 10/22/2011 — #Occupy Kid: ‘Burn Wall Street, Burn!’
  46. NY: 10/21/2011 — New Yorkers Fed Up With Noisy, Defecating Protesters
  47. Oakland:  10/21/2011 — Occupy Oakland Evicted After Reports Of Crime And Intimidation
  48. Oakland: 10/19/2011 — #OccupyOakland Out of Control: Rats, Graffiti, Vandalism, Sexual Harassment, Public Sex and Urination
  49. Chicago: 10/26/2011 –  Occupiers Under Investigation by FBI for Links to Terrorism
  50. Cleveland: 10/29/2011 — Rape Reported at Occupy Cleveland
  51. Dallas: 10/24/2011 — Police Investigating Possible Sexual Assault Of Teen At Occupy Dallas
  52. Bloomington, IN: 10/26/2011 — Man Claims Occupy Bloomington Protesters Drugged, Handcuffed Him
  53. NY: 10/10/2011 — Sex, Drugs and Hiding from the Law at Wall Street Protests
  54. Glasgow: 10/26/2011 — Woman Gang-Raped
  55. Boston: 10/23/2011 — Occupy Boston Protesters Arrested For Dealing Heroin – With 6 Year-Old in Tent
  56. Portland: 10/16/2011 –  Sex Offender Registers Occupy Portland Camp as Address
  57. Denver: 10/15/2011 — Occupy Denver Demonstrator Accused of Groping TV Photographer
  58. Lawrence, KS: 10/25/2011 — Sexual Assault Reported at Occupy Camp
  59. Minneapolis, MN:  Bricks, Rocks, ‘Riot Supplies’ Discovered by Police
  60. Phoenix, AZ:  10/27/2011 — Neo-Nazis Patrol “Occupy Phoenix” With AR-15′s
  61. Chicago: 10/26/2011 — Occupy Chicago Invades City Hall
  62. 10/26/2011 — ACORN, Occupy Email Talks About Assault on Banks
  63. 10/26/2011 –  OccupyWallStreet Strategy for Reports of Violence Against Cops
  64. Chicago: 10/26/2011 — Unrepentant Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers Wows Occupiers
  65. Chicago:  10/25/2011 — Ayers Coaches  #OccupyChicago, Calls for School ‘Occupations’
  66. 10/26/2011 — Occupy Protests Have Jewish Leaders Concerned
  67. Wash DC: 10/27/2011 –  OccupyDC Leftists Provoke Police – Hang Flag on Top of DC Statue
  68. Albuquerque, NM:  10/26/2011 — Occupy Squatters Riot With Police
  69. San Diego: 10/25/2011 — Flag Used as Chew Toy by Occupier’s Dog
  70. Oakland: 10/25/2011 — Occupiers Throw Bottles at Police
  71. NY: 10/27/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Protesters: Rush Limbaugh Is Bigger Threat Than Al-Qaeda
  72. 10/27/2011 — Occupy Wall Street Launching First Nationwide General Strike in America Since 1946
  73. NY: 10/28/2011 — Fox 5 News Reporter Assaulted at OWS
  74. 10/28/2001 — Total Occupy Arrests Made Thus Far: 2750
  75. Nashville: 10/28/2011 — 30 Arrests Made at Wall St. Protest
  76. NY: 10/20/2011 — Former Marine Tries to Taunt Police into Violence
  77. NY: 1023/2011 — Islamist Group Joins with Occupy Wall Street
  78. Los Angeles:  10/13/2011 — Roundup of Overt Occupy anti-Semitism
  79. NY: 10/12/2011 — There are No Anti-Semites at Occupy Wall Street. Except for This Guy
  80. Missoula, MT: 10/20/2011 — Drunk 11-Year-Old At Occupy Missoula, Adult Arrested
  81. Oakland: 10/28/2011 — Bounty Out On Police Officer?
Recently, President Obama said that the Occupiers are just like the Tea Party.

That’s a lie.

We need to keep this list updated and comprehensive. Please email  whatever I might have missed and any future incidents to jnolte@breitbart.com.