Oh, I'm sure it couldn't possibly been done by any 'occupy' just after their GA meeting.
No way.

"Adams has used to balance freedom of speech protections against ire from the business community, some police officials and some of his fellow city commissioners"

This neglects to mention "ire" from a vast majority of Portland residence. It's not Adam/Occupy versus big bad business; it's Adams/Occupy versus common sense at this point.

And yeah, it was probably someone just trying to make Occupy look bad. Yeah, that's it.

IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU, OCCUPYPDX. BUT YOU'RE GOOD AND TRULLY FUCKED NOW.

It will be all over once the first Meth Lab explodes.

Down twinkles.

You can't blame an entire group based on the actions of a few. That's not fair.

Is there really a meth lab at Occupy? I'm skeptical. Though Breaking Bad is the limit of my experience with meth labs.

@ Fruit Cup, Yes you can, and of course it isn't, but that's besides the point.

Perception is far more important than reality, and all sources of information are pointing to the endgame for OccupyPDX, as it seems to be overrun by addicts/chronically homeless/crust punk shitbirds.

When the camp's finally broken up in the near future, all of the responsible activists will be quietly relieved and will move on to a hopefully more successful version of these protests that incorporate the lessons of this version (which has been very successful in raising the profile and starting a national conversation).

It's probably worth reading up on the Brandon Darby story (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-arch…) and learning how the feds deal with anarchist pseudo-revolutionary/revolutionary groups if you're going to have an internet opinion here.

@ alana, no it really isn't. Without even getting into the standard "agent provocateur" BS, all, or almost all of the bad press is the result of Occupy allowing in the unfortunate elements I listed above, combined with media's perpetual need for a story, especially ones that flatter the firmly-held beliefs of their consumers.

Both of those things can be addressed, indeed must to be addressed if the movement is to grow, but it's time to admit that the long-term physical occupation of space now does more harm than good to the movement, chiefly because of these undesirable elements.

I agree CC. I keep coming back to the same point: I agree with what (I believe to understand that) Occupy is trying to do. However, I can't support them because the camp frightens me. I won't go, won't support, won't be involved because I feel like my safety would be compromised. I think Occupy is in a spot where they have to decide between being a populist or a fringe movement. Continuing the occupation feels to me a lot like sitting on the fence.

An FBI plant who bought, supplied or provoked use of the cocktail was the *first* thing I thought of here. Seems pretty natural for them to stir up s**t in the name of uncovering "terrorists".