Kasim Reed’s five-day grace period for Occupy Atlanta

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Kasim Reed’s five-day grace period for Occupy Atlanta

Kasim Reed’s five-day grace period for Occupy Atlanta
5:39 pm October 12, 2011, by jgalloway

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s just-issued statement on Occupy Atlanta:

For several days, the group Occupy Atlanta has staged a protest in Robert W. Woodruff Park. As Mayor, I am proud of the City of Atlanta’s heritage as the “Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.”

Many of our most esteemed leaders — visionaries such as Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman John Lewis and Rev. Joseph Lowery, all recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom — fought for civil and human rights and played a vital role in changing our nation for the better through peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations.

I, along with many Atlantans, will travel to Washington, D.C. this weekend to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his extraordinary impact not only on our nation, but the entire world. At the same time, I am committed to protecting the public and ensuring that the laws of the city are respected. I will not allow public safety to be jeopardized in any way by the protesters.

So far, all of their actions have been peaceful and nonviolent. Therefore, at 5 p.m. today, I issued an Executive Order that allows Occupy Atlanta to legally remain in Woodruff Park until the adjournment of the Atlanta City Council meeting on Monday, October 17, 2011.

http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/10/12/kasim-reeds-five-day-grace-period-for-occupy-atlanta/

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1. That is a slippery way of saying "You have to leave by Monday"

After 5pm Monday it will be illegal to stay in the park.

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2. Exactly. Why put an expiration notice on an admittedly peaceful protest?