Protest over ending poverty cycle results in 14 arrests downtown

[Denny347]

Supposedly they are going to do this regularly for the next couple months.

They need to give us a better heads up next time. Totally caught off-guard.

 

[UTL]

Wasn't there today but the last one a couple of months ago, we just issued them each a summons and kicked them loose.
No sense in wasting more time down the processing line.

Thats a shame, I think sitting in the tank with the usual suspects would persuade them to not stand in the street again.

 

[VUPDblue]

They need to give us a better heads up next time. Totally caught off-guard.

That was intentional. AF1 was not pleased.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

The protesters that weren't supportive enough of the cause to be arrested are outside the City-county building this morning. Word on the street is that those arrested are rethinking their actions for future protests.

 

[T.Lex]

It was very strange.

^^^ Understatement of the day. So far.

 

[HoughMade]

I would like to extend a heart felt "thank you" to the people I know of who have worked hard to break the "cycle of poverty".

My Great, Great Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Great Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Parents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.

If we pour enough government money into the problem, I'm sure that someday we will discover the secret to ending the cycle of poverty. Until then, we'll just have to protest for wealth redistribution.

 

[T.Lex]

Similarly, I'd like to thank my forebears.

Like the one that arrived off the ship from Ireland (leaving his wife and young child to immigrate later), joined the Union army for an enlistment bonus, then deserted. They only caught up with him many years later after he'd been receiving a pension for his service.

And his son, who supplemented the family's meager earnings from the coal mine by running moonshine.

Then there was the group of siblings that performed in vaudeville stages in the midwest. They used a single union card to avoid paying dues.

That's the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that made America great.

 

[spencer rifle]

To those of us who have read Matthew Bracken stories, this sounds vaguely familiar. I believe it was rendered "Poor People's Party" and did not end well:
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/

 

[Brad69]

I can’t comprehend this protest Indiana’s unemployment rate is around 3.5%.
In Perry County we have factories begging for people?
They start at about $15-19 an hour some are working 80 hours a week.

Oh wait they don’t want to work in a foundry or grind brake drums or make auto/aircraft parts!

 

[KellyinAvon]

Supposedly they are going to do this regularly for the next couple months.

I doubt they have anything else going on.

 

[phylodog]

I can’t comprehend this protest Indiana’s unemployment rate is around 3.5%.
In Perry County we have factories begging for people?
They start at about $15-19 an hour some are working 80 hours a week.

Oh wait they don’t want to work in a foundry or grind brake drums or make auto/aircraft parts!

Heck no, a person should be able to drop out of high school, have a few kids before being old enough to vote, smoke all the weed they want, drive on a suspended driver's license, play video games 12 hours a day, depend on the government to pay for their rent, food and cell phone and get a job at McDonald's cooking fries for $45/hour. I mean, the evil rich people can afford to give some of their money up, right?

 

[Doug]

I think they just don't want to be poor. Did ANY of the signs say they wanted a job?

 

[VUPDblue]

I think they just don't want to be poor. Did ANY of the signs say they wanted a job?

None that I saw.

 

[KMaC]

I saw their spokesperson on the news and while very well spoken, she speaks gibberish without actually saying anything. Fight against evil and injustice, change the world, but no specifics.
I was curious about what they want and how they want it so I found the website. Unfortunately the Demands, Principles read just like she spoke (maybe she wrote them) and I still don't know what specifically they want.
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/fundamental-principles/
But yes, they will be back for more demonstrations and disruption because you people with jobs that are trying to get home after a long day deserve a little more frustration for keeping the poor poor.

 

[actaeon277]

Saw a video of antifa blocking traffic in Seattle, and some people got upset and told them they were just hurting their cause by stopping people from getting home.

 

[jsharmon7]

Heck no, a person should be able to drop out of high school, have a few kids before being old enough to vote, smoke all the weed they want, drive on a suspended driver's license, play video games 12 hours a day, depend on the government to pay for their rent, food and cell phone and get a job at McDonald's cooking fries for $45/hour. I mean, the evil rich people can afford to give some of their money up, right?

This might be the most accurate assessment of the problem I have seen. Just add in a total lack of priorities. I’ve seen plenty of apartments with no furniture but they have a 60” 4K TV, 30 pairs of Jordan’s, and a $500 purse.

 

[Vigilant]

I can’t comprehend this protest Indiana’s unemployment rate is around 3.5%.
In Perry County we have factories begging for people?
They start at about $15-19 an hour some are working 80 hours a week.

Oh wait they don’t want to work in a foundry or grind brake drums or make auto/aircraft parts!

Hendricks County is bussing in the mope hoping to fill the vacancies in the millions of square feet of warehouses we continue to build. Those jobs start $12-19 according to the signs I've read. Of course the better restaurants are paying $14+to start back of house with at least a little experience. Most of our resident homeless are that way because they choose to be. There are those that have real problems, but they are fewer than the majority.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I would like to extend a heart felt "thank you" to the people I know of who have worked hard to break the "cycle of poverty".

My Great, Great Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Great Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Grandparents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.
My Parents- who got married first, then had kids, stayed together, worked hard and instilled a deep work ethic in their children.

If we pour enough government money into the problem, I'm sure that someday we will discover the secret to ending the cycle of poverty. Until then, we'll just have to protest for wealth redistribution.

I think I'm starting to pick out a trend there...

Reckon this cycle it transferable?

 

[actaeon277]

Nah. It's much easier to put the blame on "others".

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I doubt they have anything else going on.

Which may explain why they're poor...