And they wonder what the protests are about ... (toon)

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1. K&R

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2. Another related story: 19 arrested at Occupy Wall Street rally in NYC

Several protesters had entered the bank to close their accounts in protest of the role big banks played in the nation's financial crisis.

Police say they detained 17 people inside the bank for trespassing and disorderly conduct. Two people had been arrested outside the bank. Police say they are accused of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

http://hosted2.ap.org/ALDEC/TDNational/Article_2011-10-15-Wall%20Street%20Protest-Arrests/id-1b8a854c8af849e5b78b945349150af5




Disorderly conduct for closing their bank accounts? :wtf:

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4. Video of the folks arrested for trying to close their Citibank accounts in NYC -

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/15/345042/citibank-customers-arrested/

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6. Story makes ABC news -

Earlier, 24 people were arrested at a Citibank branch when they refused a manager's request to leave. Activists had entered the bank to close their accounts in protest of the role big banks played in the nation's financial crisis.

Police say most of the people arrested were detained for trespassing. One was arrested on a charge of resisting arrest.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/15-handcuffed-times-square-rally-greed-14745386



Trespassing? Arrested for trespassing when you try to close your Citibank account? I hope this video is seen around the world.

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3. Related story: In Private, Wall St. Bankers Dismiss Protesters as Unsophisticated

Completely clueless and entitled:


Spencer Platt/Getty Images
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH
Published: October 14, 2011

Publicly, bankers say they understand the anger at Wall Street — but believe they are misunderstood by the protesters camped on their doorstep.

“Anybody who dismisses them publicly is putting a bull's-eye on their back,” said one hedge fund manager of the protesters.

But when they speak privately, it is often a different story.

“Most people view it as a ragtag group looking for sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll,” said one top hedge fund manager.

“It’s not a middle-class uprising,” adds another veteran bank executive. “It’s fringe groups. It’s people who have the time to do this.”

As the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have grown and spread to other cities, an open question is: Do the bankers get it? Their different worldview speaks volumes about the wide chasms that have opened over who is to blame for the continuing economic malaise and what is best for the country.

Some on Wall Street viewed the protesters with disdain, and a degree of caution, as hundreds marched through the financial district on Friday. Others say they feel their pain, but are befuddled about what they are supposed to do to ease it. A few even feel personally attacked, and say the Occupy Wall Street protesters who have been in Zuccotti Park for weeks are just bitter about their own economic fate and looking for an easy target. If anything, they say, people should show some gratitude.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/business/in-private-conversation-wall-street-is-more-critical-of-protesters.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB

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5. Great toon. K&R. . Keep passing this link around:

A series of charts to show why people are angry:

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-wall-street-protesters-are-so-angry-about-2011-10?op=1#ixzz1alvBswkW

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7. These are excellent - thanks! This quote is very descriptive -

That 9% rate, by the way, equates to 14 million Americans — people who want to work but can't find a job.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-wall-street-protesters-are-so-angry-about-2011-10?op=1#ixzz1atsm0haK


This can't be repeated too many times ...

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8. Another good toon -