From the Washington Examiner: Mayor Vincent Gray on Thursday moved to have the Occupy DC protesters ejected permanently from McPherson Square so the city can eradicate a rat infestation at the park where protesters have been camped since October.
Gray wrote to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis, whose agency has jurisdiction over the federal park, that the situation at McPherson Square has become "dangerous." Gray asked the Park Service to move the McPherson protesters to Freedom Plaza, where a second Occupy camp is already set up.
D.C. Health Department Director Mohammed Akhter determined that conditions at McPherson are "particularly a threat to the health and safety of both protesters and District residents," Gray wrote....
"The city is trying its best to protect the health, welfare, and safety of people in and around the campsite," Issa, R-Calif., said. "In this situation, the National Park Service has so far been more interested in making excuses than protecting the public."
A Jan. 11 health report by Akhter says rodents were "clearly visible even during daylight hours" at McPherson Square. The kitchen has no refrigeration or hot water and Occupiers have only portable toilets that Health Department officials deemed "a health hazard."
Spokesmen from the U.S. Park Police and the Health Department declined comment, saying they needed to review the mayor's request. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2012/01/gray-wants-occupy-out-mcpherson-square/2091241#ixzz1jK6AhAFK
So, the Obama administration would rather have a bunch of rats running through the Park and surrounding neighborhoods than evict the Occupiers.
Perhaps the Obama administration has a particular love affair with rats for DNA reasons?
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I'm surprised the park maintenance hasn't placed their sprinkler timers on intermittently 10 times a day and night to help the rats find a new dry home.
ReplyDeleteMr. Obama should show his support of the occupiers by explaining to the rest of us what the objectives of the occupiers are seeking, and what actions they want taken.
Surely the occupiers want to share their contempt for corporate America by Emailing on GOOGLE CORPORATION Gmail, their MICROSOFT CORPORATION operating software on their DELL CORPORATION computer or texting / calling on their APPLE Corporation Iphone, using their COLEMAN CORPORATION stove, and wearing their LEVI CORPORATION jeans, while drinking their STARBUCKS CORPORATION coffee.
Perhaps they (as Obama) want to see a new Federal task force on providing socialized coffee, with oversight committees and review boards to have government employees grow the coffee beans, have the FDA challenge the beans as a drug stimulant requiring millions of dollars of taxes and years of studies to investigate it, require a prescription to obtain coffee per FDA, then dispense coffee only to those who can prove they don't pay taxes, and paid for by the taxpayers.
That will teach those evil corporations!
Sven Lund
California