Since I grew up in the 60s, I think the whole idea

[DonCoquixote]

59. "no need to defend, excuse, or dismiss."

Exactly, granted, there is opmnly so much we can expect OWS to do, considering it is swimming against not just the GOP tide, but the Centrist tide. I really did not expect people to build cities from trash, or even be half as effective as they were. That being said, when rapes did happen, they needed to put the Kibosh on that, period. Yes, the media would have ignored them still, but enough people would have heard it if they did not act defensive. Yes, the parasites will move in, and yes most people know they are either a**holes or outright plants, but that does not mean you do not need to get on the mike and say "throw these bastards out!"

To give an example of wehat they should have done at the VERY least, I offer this where anonymouse clearly singles out black bloc

That is a firm, clear, no wiggle room message, the likes of which should have been givenhours after the first rape.