Judge says college can evict Occupy campers
Judge says college can evict Occupy campers
extract: "..."A Thurston County judge ruled on Friday that Occupy Seattle protesters
can be evicted from the Seattle Central Community College campus, where
they've been camping for the past month... The camp has
been attracting people who are not part of the Occupy Seattle movement,
including those who break the law and cause harm to others," Seattle
Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield said in a prepared
statement. "Our primary concern has been the safety and
well-being of our students, employees and the campers," Wakefield said.
"Public-safety and health violations have been increasing, and I'm
convinced we have reached a state of emergency." Derek Edwards,
the senior counsel for the state attorney general who handled the case,
said the group has been attracting "a lot of homeless transients. I
suspect they're a fringe element causing the problem up there... "About a month ago, the protesters moved to the college from Westlake
Park, where they'd had several clashes with police. Then, just before
Thanksgiving, the college board of trustees voted to ban camping on the
campus. Pence filed an injunction for a restraining order on behalf of
protester Patricia Sully in an attempt to stop the rule from being
enforced. On Friday, Pence acknowledged that some of the college's concerns are legitimate... When the ruling was announced, Occupy spokesman Taylor-Canfield said it
had been expected "because all across the country the encampments are
being evicted.""
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