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For each of the 984 Occupy Wall
Street protesters arrested in New York City
between September 18 and October 15, police collected and filed an
information sheet recording the arrestee’s name, age, sex, criminal
charge, home address and — in most cases — race. The Daily Caller has
obtained all of this information from a source in the New York City
government.
- Homes listed on those police intake forms have a
median value of $305,000 — a far higher number than the $185,400 median
value of owner-occupied housing units in the United States
- .At least 95 of the protesters’ residences are worth
approximately $500,000 or more
- The median monthly rent for those living in
apartments whose information is readily available is $1,850
- .Of the 984 protesters arrested, at least 797 are
white.
- The median age of “Occupy” protesters taken into
custody is 27 years.
London’s Daily
Mail newspaper, for example, recently highlighted signs of
wealth among the throngs in Zuccotti Park.
“Sleeping beside the hardcore
activists are increasing numbers of
wealthy students turning up to make the most of the party atmosphere,
drugs and free food,” reporters Paul Bentley and Micela McLucas wrote
in October. “While they dress down to blend in ... [Cont]
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