ATL Field Trip: A Visit to Occupy Wall Street

Over the weekend, Lat realized that he needed some new white dress shirts. So he headed downtown to the Brooks Brothers at One Liberty Plaza in Manhattan. One Liberty Plaza happens to be located across the street from Zuccotti Park, site of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Since he was going to be in the neighborhood, he decided to pay a visit to OWS. What did he observe?

By David Lat on October 17, 2011 5:30 pm

Here’s their schedule of activities, reminiscent of what you might find on a cruise ship. Joint-Rolling Lessons on Lido Deck, anyone?

Some critics of OWS have accused them of being unruly, but everything I saw yesterday was on the peaceful side:

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That said, I did see some troubling things yesterday….

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