Occupy Protester Arrested for Theft
Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 18, 2011 – An Occupy Pensacola protester was arrested yesterday on felony burglary and larceny charges for allegedly robbing a neighbor’s home of furniture that he used at the protest group’s encampment outside City Hall, according to an article in The Smoking Gun today.
Occupy Pensacola has a zero tolerance policy on theft as we had agreed by consensus that anyone in the group caught stealing or violated another person’s rights in any way will be automatically disassociated from the group and asked to leave and not return.
Although Jeff was a strong member of the group, who went by the nickname “Braveheart†for his compulsory and radical behavior, Occupy Pensacola did not know that he was involved in larceny or burglary, and absolutely abhors the incident.
We hope to assist the authorities in returning any stolen items to their rightful owners, and do apologize for inadvertently serving as an accessory to his crimes.