Seven "Occupy FIU" Protesters Arrested UPDATED

• 6 of the 7 people's charges have been dropped by the way.

• COMMUNISTA! COMMUNISTA! BOOGITY!

• I agree that maybe it was excessive to arrest those students. But it was within the bounds of the law. I witnessed the event from a far, and I can say that neither side is in the right. Those students were being excessively loud near classrooms (during class time). They also had been there for a while, it had not just "hardly started." Also, I think the Occupy movement at this point is provoking arrests in order to get a point across, its excessive. 

• While we shouldn't be wasting money on weapons, you're an asswipe Nanook, FUCK YOU. You, Boxcarwillie and Recent College Grad should all go to Cuba, and stay there.

• Germany is social-democratic, and they're bailing everyone else out.

• You've obviously never been part of any activist group at FIU and/ or have never tried to talk to a higher-up at FIU. You'll be ignored and have every door shut at your face.

• Talking to the head of a multi-million dollar entity requires *gasp* PAPERWORK?! oh my god!  Get real, go through the steps, bureaucracy exists everywhere. Demands are being heard, there is no question about that. This is something that is impossible to ignore, specially after the publicity that it has gained after the arrests.

• canada.

• talk to Rosenberg? he walked by the camp and ignored every question they asked him! Administration, they have walked office to office, just to be sent to another office and required paper work to even see anyone. Dude? you go to FIU? why dont you try to reach the administration, tell me if you get through...

• 4 months in and people are still trying to stick with "homeless drug addicts?" goodbye troll.

• food housing and clothing are all produced in such degrees today that they should be free already, they ONLY HAVE VALUE because of corporate control of profit keeps the money in the hands of the bosses instead of the buyers and producers. and guess what, guys-who-can-only-say-move-to-cuba-when-faced-with-a-real-discussion -  cuba doesn't blow up innocent people all over the world every day for the last 10 years for money...FUCK AMERICA!

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• They're free in Cuba.  Just 90 miles or so South of you.  There may not be much of anything else there, but you can get that free healthcare and tuition there.  Talk to some of your fellow alumnus about why they left all that awesome free stuff to this oppressive system which insists on charging us for goods and services.  Seems like many risk there lives all the time to forego this desperately necessary entitlement.

• FIU is a public University and is thus PUBLIC property albeit with some additional restrictions . I do not agree with the protestors but I do believe that Universities should be the center of discussion and the free speech rights of the protestors should always be protected and more protected than in a public park.

• occupy public property instead of private FIU ? getting into peoples minds is as viral as propaganda.. good hearts but heads in the wrong place

• fu fu fuck the police.

• If you want Free Tuition and Free Healthcare there's only one country in this hemisphere I know.... Cuba..... and I know noone is dying to go back there

• "without a profit motive nothing will be produced" Absolutely.  The nation profits from a healthy, well-educated citizenry. Lots of things are already socialized, like security and defense. But there is so much waste in these areas.  What would happen if half of the money devoted to the war on drugs (say 100 billion a year) were dedicated instead to free education for all?  Something to consider.

• Then go amend the constitution because there is no right to free tuition and healthcare.  Why should these be free?  Because you believe them to be essential I presume?  If so why stop there?  What about food, housing, clothing?  Aren't these essential as well? So you should be advocating that these should be free as well.  How about transportation? Yes, free cars for everyone!  The problem is that you have your head up your back side and are too dim to realize that NOTHING is free. Without a profit motive nothing will be produced.  Socialism = decay.

• tuition for everyone should be free, just like health care should be free

• The public University system in FL is incredibly underpriced compared to the national average. A 12 percent tuition increase is beyond justified due to the state of Florida's economic woes. Occupy Protestor=homeless drug addicted low life masquarading as College students/ recent Grads

• I actually go to FIU. And everytime I walked by their old spot behind GC I couldn't help but think how goddamn stupid these people are. Want to change something? Talk to Rosenberg, talk to the board. Don't set up camp in a lawn like a goddamn boy scout and pretend that you're changing something, because guess what? You aren't changing SHIT. 

• the money being taken from education to continue to spend on wars is a crime of theft from millions of americans. now the crooks have armed thugs around to make sure we're not allowed to talk about it too openly.

• The media is either portraying them as lazy hippies or masked hoodlums. Some people just don't know and make false assumptions without even looking the facts up.

• Very constructive comment right there. I applaud you. Either you don't go to FIU or don't know about the (last I heard) 12% raise in tuition that students will have to pay for. They may be imitating others but hell I appreciate them getting the information out there. I've seen them on campus every time and it's not like they are being nuisance. The Occupy Movement may look like a bunch lazy hippies but if it wasn't for them a good percentage of the student would not have even realized before it was too late.

• it is really easy to say that, especially since its what the media tells you to say. These people go out of their way and try really hard to get their word across to faculty and administration. When everyone ignores them, they try to hold events to raise awareness. Personally, i support them for fighting to limit tuition hikes among other things. what is it that upsets you so much about them?

• Way to go idiots. Now go to class and get a fucking education instead of imitating what other people do. 

• Good!

• Occupy FIU for substandard education, terrible service to students and no standards for acceptance.

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