A malignant occupier
Nicole Mathewson in The Press reports:
Christchurch Hospital staff have been advised not to walk through the Occupy Christchurch camp after dark amid fears of increasing crime and drug use at the protest site.
The Occupy Christchurch group began as part of a global movement against corporate greed on October 15, with about 30 tents set up in South Hagley Park since.
However, some say the camp has become a venue for drug use and has caused safety problems for staff from the nearby hospital.
Christchurch District Health Board security and emergency planning manager Adam Creed said cars had been broken into and hospital staff had complained about being approached for money while they were walking home at night.
“This is all happening opposite the city’s main hospital, and we can see everything from our buildings. We’ve seen some things going on, such as people paying for sexual favours.”
Security guards had always been available to escort staff to their cars, and three extra guards had been hired to make sure people did not have to wait, he said. …
A hospital staff member, who did not want to be identified, said the hospital had told staff not to walk through the park at night because of increased crime, including sexual assaults.
Many of her colleagues thought it was disgraceful they now needed escorts to walk through the park.
“We have to cower and worry that our car will be still intact when we finish work, or worse that we will not make it safely to our car,” she said.
The mother of a 17-year-old protester said her son had been turned on to drugs by others at the Occupy site about two months ago.
“He was an absolutely awesome child; no problems, a church boy.”
He began camping there and would be hidden by others if she tried to get him to go home, she said.
How disgraceful. Time for Mayor Bob to follow Auckland and Wellington and evict the malignancy.
March 6th, 2012 at 11:28 am
This is the full blossoming of the anti establishment,pro drugs,flower power bullshit of the ’60s.
We reap as we sow.
March 6th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Rubbish it is.
This is a bunch of stupid educated kids born in the 80s and 90s who need to harden the f___ up and get jobs.
Plus a few deroes who have moved in with them.
March 6th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
I’d like to hear from Penny Bright re these issues…..
March 6th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
She’d only throw some cats at you Longknives
March 6th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
That is undoubtedly the first time in history that someone has wanted to hear from Penny
March 6th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
In my “yuuf” we were able to but stink bombs – hy sulphide I think.
If I could get some now I could clear the camp within 10 minutes painlessly.
March 6th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
TV3 or Closeup should do a story on the camp to see how accurate the Nicole Mathewson’s story is.
March 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Kevinh – do you think all of the hospital staff she’s quoting are lying? For what possible motivation?
March 6th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
paulus – you’ll have to up the dose, these grubby hippies tolerance for stink is probably higher than most peoples.
March 6th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
When you read the article most of it is hearsay and opinion.
Not that different from walking down Nelson St Auckland late at night, Grafton area or even Queen st
Headline “Occupy camp ‘unsafe’ after dark ”
Photo caption – “CONFIDENT: Protester Natalie Hughes at the Occupy Christchurch camp opposite Christchurch Hospital on Monday. She says she feels safe in the camp.”
” some say the camp has become a venue for drug use and has caused safety problems for staff from the nearby hospital. ”
“A hospital staff member, who did not want to be identified, said the hospital had told staff not to walk through the park at night because of increased crime, including sexual assaults …..
“”We have to cower and worry that our car will be still intact when we finish work, or worse that we will not make it safely to our car,” she said. “
March 6th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Longknives says: “I’d like to hear from Penny Bright re these issues…..”
I prescribe at least 200ml of Courvoisier – sipped over a 90 minute period just before retiring to bed.
If that doesn’t work – seek medical advice.
March 6th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
Throw these Occupy dickheads in jail. *Surely* there is a bylaw against camping in Hagley Park? If there isn’t, it’d be easy enough to introduce one.
March 6th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
Paulus@12.46
‘In my “yuuf” we were able to but stink bombs – hy sulphide I think.
If I could get some now I could clear the camp within 10 minutes painlessly.’
I don’t think so Tim, the smell is the same. Aotea reeked of it – oh unless there was a sewage problem.
The Hippies can’t even smell their own shit
March 7th, 2012 at 3:42 am
I don’t believe we still have apologists for these losers. The crime/drug/anti social behaviour stories have come from every single Occupy campsite on the planet. It was wonderful to see them clear St Pauls the other day, the smell of the area and the danger at night was dreadful.