Terror at Panini & Co!
The endless cycle of the media reporting on the media reporting on Occupy Wall Street is absolutely the world’s most filthy ouroborous (except when it’s the media covering the media’s reaction to the Kardashian divorce), but we can’t help ourselves. The New York Post has picked its angle for the protesters, and they’re not even trying to come up with things that make sense anymore. We were about their journalistic objectivity two weeks ago when they compared the protesters to Nazis. Then last week they ran an editorial cover story that made the protesters sound like the Dogs of War from Road Warrior.
Now they are talking about the “terrorizing” of Panini & Co. Bread across the street from Zuccotti, and you can tell it’s just a stretch, even for them. Can you believe protesters are demanding water now?
According to the owner of the sandwich chain:
…a crazed squatter burst into the shop and demanded that workers fill a 10-gallon container of water.
When they refused, “he banged it on the ground and started yelling” and threatened the staff, she said.
“He said he was entitled to have it for free.”
Ah yes, the always threatening “guy demanding free water” robbery. It’s more of a long-con, really. First they want water, next they’re demanding a shrinkage of the gap in economic wealth in this country. Then you wake up one morning and find your company is out of business because Occupy Wall Street has stolen all your water.
Also, to be clear on how tough this situation is, the lady has hired a bouncer after protesters allegedly broke her sink and clogged her toilet. A bouncer. For a Panini Bread store. How much money is Panini making these days?
In other news, actual crime continues to be a problem in New York City in general.
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Are you supposed to be a journalist? This would be an example of selective reporting … the water was only one piece of a bigger story. By the way, while the water may be free, the time spent catering to non-paying customers is an opportunity cost. They are not paying customers, they’ve been hanging out for weeks, they are trashing her property, and,I’m sure, crowding out people who might actually be willing to pay for food and drinks. Most people with money to spend avoid venues crowded with smelly, obnoxious, tantrum throwing A holes. I’m not aware of any restaurants that would allow a large number of people to cruise in all day long for weeks on end using the bathroom and having water containers filled. I see lots of public business that do not offer public restrooms. Her refusal to serve them is not unusual. What is unusual is this bizarre defense of behavior that any 1st grader has been taught is unacceptable.
Drew Grant – Maybe I should walk into your place of business and make unreasonable demands, break your toilet, and crap on the floor. After all, it is for a good cause, right?